Babe Conquers the World: The Legendary Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- ISBN-10
- 1629792195
- ISBN-13
- 9781629792194
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-03-01
- Publisher
- Boyds Mills Press
- Authors
- Rich Wallace, Sandra Wallace
Description
Famous female athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias had one driving goal: to become the greatest athlete who ever lived. But there was more to Babe than just sports. Babe had a meteoric rise -- to famed basketball player, Olympic medalist, and top female golfer. But her life included many controversies surrounding her upbringing, personality, marriage, and even her early death. This action-packed true story of a woman ESPN ranks as #10 of the top North American athletes of the twentieth century is a fascinating biography of a historical sports figure. Ideal for Women's History Month, the book includes personal and professional photographs, quotes, a bibliography, and an index.
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