Gertrude Ederle vs the English Channel

In a time when well-mannered girls learned how to play piano, acted modestly, and were rarely athletes, Gertrude Ederle had a different dream: to be a competitive swimmer. Gertrude is a heroine everyone can still look up to. This book is a combination of reader's theater and photo essay that brings to life how Gertrude conquered the English Channel, received the first tickertape parade in history, and became much more than the “Queen of the Waves.”