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Freedman, Russell

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion

192 pp. | Clarion | August, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-395-63367-2 $$18.00

(2) YA Freedman's measured yet lively style captures the spirit of the great athlete. The book is at its best in the chapters about Babe's track-and-field triumphs; the later account of her golf career drags a bit. Freedman's enthusiastic admiration, however, provides enough reason to read. Plenty of black-and-white photos capture Babe's spirit and dashing good looks, and the documentation is impeccable. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 1999