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LEADER: 02543cam 2200445Ii 4500
001 ocn932097405
003 OCoLC
005 20210814055530.0
008 151211r20162015nyua b 001 0ceng d
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100 1 $aCheckoway, Julie,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe three-year swim club :$bthe untold story of Maui's sugar ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory /$cJulie Checkoway.
250 $aFirst trade paperback edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bGrand Central Publishing,$c2016.
300 $ax, 429 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aOffers an inspiring story of how a group of poor Japanese American kids from Hawaii, the children of sugar plantation workers, were transformed into Olympic-level swimming champions.
505 0 $aPart one: Such stuff as dreams (1932-1937). To race with giants ; Hardhead ; A wide awakening ; The pursuit of greater ventures -- Part two: On such a sea (1938). An exercise of will ; Owing to the protracted hostilities ; Keeping 1940 in mind all the time -- Part three: Taken at the flood (1939). Down under ; Youths of the sea ; The coup -- Part four: A tide in the affairs of men (1940-1941). A season of flame ; Santa Barbara ; Mr. Smith comes to Maui ; Blitzkrieg -- Part five: Fall seven times, get up eight (nana korobi, ya oki) (1944-1948). Go for broke ; Home front ; Detroit, redux (1948) ; Goals and sacrifices.
650 0 $aSwimmers$zHawaii$vBiography.
650 0 $aJapanese Americans$zHawaii$vBiography.
650 7 $aJapanese Americans.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00981441
650 7 $aSwimmers.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01140322
651 7 $aHawaii.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01208724
655 7 $aBiographies.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919896
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
775 08 $iReproduction of (manifestation):$aCheckoway, Julie.$tThree-year swim club.$dNew York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015$z9781455523443
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