Katharine Whitney Curtis : mother of synchronized swimming / Jordan Whitney-Wei.
Katharine Whitney Curtis : mother of synchronized swimming / Jordan Whitney-Wei.
Katharine Whitney Curtis : mother of synchronized swimming / Jordan Whitney-Wei.
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Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2020.
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G 2020/1660
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Language
English
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Physical content
200 pages : illustraitions ; 26 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The First Diversion: Beauty (1897-1942) -- 1. Noble diversions -- 2. Out of Madison -- 3. Making history -- 4. A change of plans -- The Second Diversion: Hope (1942-1946) -- She's over there -- 6. Lifting morale -- 7. Victory lap -- 8. Loved and lost -- The Third Diversion: Harmony (1946-1980) -- 9....
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2020.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
2020.
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""How do you invent an Olympic sport? For Katharine Whitney Curtis, it took the right idea, great talent, some good timing, and the determination to make it happen. The originator of synchronized swimming as we know it today, she even wrote the first book on the subject in 1936. But there was much more to her life and career. After the start of Wor...
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Full title
Katharine Whitney Curtis : mother of synchronized swimming / Jordan Whitney-Wei.
Portion of title
Synchronized swimming
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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© 2020.
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G 2020/1660
Record Identifier
74VKaDyZJPvO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDyZJPvO
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ISBN
9781476664583 (Paperback)
1476664587
DDC
797.217092 B
MMS ID
991024301017802626
