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Wakeman, Nancy

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Driven to Win

112 pp. | Lerner | February, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-8225-4917-4 $$25.26
(4) YA Coming on the heels of Russell Freedman's recent biography, this book provides an adequate, if unexceptional, overview of the sportswoman's life. The somewhat repetitive prose covers Babe's athletic triumphs in track and field, her later career in golf, her marriage and personal life, and her competitive spirit. Standard black-and-white photographs illustrate the volume. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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