Whatta-Gal The Babe Didrikson Story

Whatta-Gal The Babe Didrikson Story published by Sports Illustrated Book/Little, Brown & Co, Boston, MA, 1977. 1st Signed Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Corners bumped, sun faded to top & bottom edges of boards. Overall content excellent. 224 Pgs. ISBN 0316469432. LCCN 76-56812. Book inscribed by both authors on half-title page: ''5/24/77 To Bob Osius-Thanks for everything!'' On blank page following the front free end paper Bob Osius signed and inscribed book to original owner. Bob Osius was staff sportswriter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune and Beaumont (TX) Enterprise-Journal, in Jan 1971 he became Executive Sports Editor of the Journal. This book, by William Oscar Johnson and Nancy P Williamson, is a biography of the phenomenal Babe; presenting a full-scale portrait of the arrogant, entertaining and spirited ''Texas Tornado'' and the era in which she lived. Mildred Ella (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911-September 27, 1956), an American athlete named by the Guinness Book of Records as one of the most versatile female competitors of all time. She achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field. Book illustrated with black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2009 BooksForComfort. Item ID 19299.