Trudy's Big Swim (How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm) - 9780823441891

On the morning of August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle stood in her bathing suit on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and faced the churning waves of the English Channel. Twenty-one miles across the perilous waterway, the English coastline beckoned. Lyrical text, stunning illustrations and fascinating back matter put the reader right alongside Ederle in her bid to be the first woman to swim the Channel—and contextualizes her record-smashing victory as a defining moment in sports history. Time line, bibliography, source notes.

This book title, Trudy's Big Swim (How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm) - 9780823441891, ISBN: 9780823441891, by Sue Macy, Matt Collins, published by Holiday House (February 12, 2019) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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