Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Subtitle: the making of a champion
By: Russell Freedman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780544104914; 9781484417751
Subjects: Women athletes; Juvenile literature; Athletes; Biography; Women
Other titles: Making of a champion
Description: Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of history's greatest athletes; an All-American basketball player, an Olympic gold medalist in track and field, and a championship golfer who won eighty-two amateur and professional tournaments. She was elected Woman Athlete of the Year six times, and in 1950 was named Woman Athlete of the Half Century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-183) and index.

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