Author(s): Russell Freedman
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 192
Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Language: English
Date Published: 2014-03-01
Dimensions: 187.96 x 251.46 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: Boston, MA, United States
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Illustrations, black and white

"Befitting a champion."--School Library Journal, starred review Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of history's greatest athletes as 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. This insightful and well-researched biography from a Newbery medalist brings to life the woman who changed the perception of female athletes forever.