Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World
Original price was: $18.99.$14.39Current price is: $14.39.
Price: $18.99 - $14.39
(as of Aug 12, 2024 11:53:34 UTC – Details)
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY STARRING DAISY RIDLEY.
The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a new era for women in sports
By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She’d won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy’s failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: No woman could possibly accomplish such a thing.
In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong. As her German immigrant parents cheered her, and her sister and fellow swimmer Meg helped fashion both her scandalous two-piece swimsuit and leak-proof goggles, Trudy was determined to succeed. “England or drown is my motto,” she said, plunging into the frigid Channel for her second attempt at the crossing. Fourteen hours later, two hours faster than any man, and after weathering a gale and waves that approached six-feet, she stepped onto Kingsdowne Beach as the most famous woman in the world.
Based on years of archival research that unearthed Ederle’s memory from obscurity, Young Woman and the Sea brings to life the real Trudy Ederle, the challenges that came with her fame, and the historic mark her achievement made for all women athletes who followed.
From the Publisher
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Customer Reviews
4.6 out of 5 stars
137
—
4.2 out of 5 stars
130
4.0 out of 5 stars
3
4.8 out of 5 stars
104
4.7 out of 5 stars
95
Price
$14.39$14.39 $12.50$12.50 $11.99$11.99 $19.99$19.99 $16.18$16.18 $11.99$11.99
Publisher : Mariner Books (November 29, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063305399
ISBN-13 : 978-0063305397
Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.25 x 1 x 8 inches
Customers say
Customers find the writing style well-written and the storyline fascinating. They also say the book tells the fascinating story of the first woman to swim the English Channel.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
User Reviews
Be the first to review “Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World”
Related Products
Original price was: $18.99.$14.39Current price is: $14.39.
There are no reviews yet.