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America's champion swimmer Gertrude Ederle

Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.

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Main Author:	Adler, David A.
Other Authors:	Widener, Terry (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Diego : Harcourt, c2000.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Ederle, Gertrude, > 1906- > Juvenile nonfiction. Swimmers > Biography > Juvenile. Women swimmers > Biography > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement.
Item Description:	"Gulliver books."
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	0152019693 9780152019693
Author Notes:	David A. Adler was born in New York City. He attended Queen's College in New York City and later, earned an MBA in Marketing from New York University. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of Cam Jansen mysteries and the Andy Russell titles. His titles has earned him numerous awards including a Sydney Taylor Book Award for his title "The Number on My Grandfather's Arm," "A Picture Book of Jewish Holidays" was named a Notable Book of 1981 by the American Library Association and "Our Golda" was named a Carter G. Woodson Award Honor Book. (Bowker Author Biography)