Jordan Whitney-Wei: Katharine Whitney Curtis

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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 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.

Über den Autor

Jordan Whitney-Wei is the great-grandnephew of Katharine Whitney Curtis. His previous writing and research focused on philosophy and poetry. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

The First Diversion: Beauty (1897-1942)

[...] Diversions

[...] of Madison

3.Making History

4.A Change of Plans

The Second Diversion: Hope (1942-1946)

[...]'s Over There

6.Lifting Morale

7.Victory Lap

[...] and Lost

The Third Diversion: Harmony (1946-1980)

9.Rebuilding

10.Passing the Torch

11.A Rolling Stone

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Importe , Sport
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Wassersport& Segeln
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781476664583
ISBN-10:	1476664587
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Whitney-Wei, Jordan
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Jordan Whitney-Wei
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.02.2020
Gewicht:	0,405 kg