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Little Wonder
- Lottie Dod, the First Female Sports Superstar
Engelsk Paperback
Little Wonder
- Lottie Dod, the First Female Sports Superstar
Engelsk Paperback

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Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the YearOne of The Times 50 Best Sports BooksLittle Wonder tells the epic, and until now largely unchronicled, story of Lottie Dod, the first great heroine in women’s sports. Dod was a champion tennis player, golfer, hockey player, tobogganist, skater, mountaineer, and archer. She was also a first-rate musician, performing numerous choral concerts in London in the 1920s and 1930s, including in a private performance before the King and Queen.In the late 19th century, Dod was almost certainly the second most famous woman in the British Isles, bested only by the fame of Queen Victoria. She was fawned over by the press, and loved by a huge fan base – which composed poems and songs in her honor, followed her from one tournament to the next, voraciously read every profile published on her and every report on her sporting triumphs.Yet, within a decade or two of her retirement from sports, Dod was largely a forgotten figure. She lived, unmarried and childless, until 1960, and for the last half of her life she was shrouded in obscurity. In this new book, Sasha Abramsky brings Lottie''s remarkable achievements back into the public eye in a fascinating story of resilience and determination.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9781913759087
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1913759083
Udg. Dato:
2 jun 2022
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
130mm
Højde:
198mm
Forlag:
Birlinn General
Oplagsdato:
2 jun 2022
Forfatter(e):
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