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Katharine Whitney Curtis : Mother of Synchronized Swimming by Jordan Whitney-Wei (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-101476664587
ISBN-139781476664583
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038720797
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameKatharine Whitney Curtis : Mother of Synchronized Swimming
Publication Year2020
SubjectGeneral, Swimming & Diving, Sports
TypeTextbook
AuthorJordan Whitney-Wei
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight13.5 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2019-053972
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"This is the biography of a fascinating woman....Although Curtis was one of the founders of synchronized swimming, [this] book is a comprehensive description of her life, of which the sport was only one part. This account of her travels, adventures, and experiences documents the whole intriguing life of a complicated 20th-century woman...recommended"-- Choice
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal797.217092
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 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) 5. She's Over There 6. Lifting Morale 7. Victory Lap 8. Loved and Lost The Third Diversion: Harmony (1946-1980) 9. Rebuilding 10. Passing the Torch 11. A Rolling Stone Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisHow do you invent an Olympic sport? For Katharine Whitney Curtis, it took the right idea, great talent, some good timing, and determination. The originator of synchronized swimming as we know it today, she even wrote the first book on the subject in 1936. This biography features Curtis's own words, contextualized by friends and family., 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 World War II, Curtis became a recreational director in the American Red Cross and followed the troops wherever the course of war took them, serving under Generals Patton and Eisenhower, before becoming a director of travel for the U.S. Army in Europe during the Cold War. Unbound by fear or the narrow expectations of society, this was a woman who lived ahead of her time, making things happen along the way. As her first biography, this book generously features Curtis's own words, selected from more than 2,000 pages of letters, and contextualized by her surviving friends and family members.
LC Classification NumberGV838.C87W55 2020
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