Book Trailer for Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle (aka Gertrude Ederle) Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World. In 1926 Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, beating the existing men's record by nearly two hours.
Her story is now also told for a juvenile audience 9-14, in Yes She Can! Women's Sports Pioneers, by Glenn Stout
tuotsnnelg 8 months ago
Now available on Kindle.
tuotsnnelg 1 year ago
You need not care one whit about swimming, women breaking sports barriers or events of the 1920s to be gripped by sportswriter Glenn Stout's fast-paced account The descriptions of the interaction between Trudy and her crew, Mr. Burgess' plotting of the Z-shape route, the almost hourly press dispatches sent, the hazards Trudy overcame as the storms came, the swells grew and the tide changed earlier than expected are breathtaking.
-The Washington Times
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