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Author:
O'Brien, Keith.
Title:
Fly girls : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history / Keith O'Brien.
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
338 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Air shows--United States--History.
Women air pilots--United States--Biography.
Biographies.
Notes:
"An Eamon Dolan Book.". Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Miracle of Wichita -- Devotedly, Ruth -- Real and natural, every inch -- Fortune of the air -- Bravest of the fair, fairest of the brave -- Flying salesgirls -- Right sort of girl -- City of destiny -- If this is to be a derby -- There is only one Cleveland -- Good eggs -- Mr. Putnam and me -- Law of fate -- Give a girl credit -- Grudge flight -- Spetakkel -- All things being equal -- That's what I think of wives flying -- They'll be in our hair -- Playing hunches -- A woman couldn't win -- Top of the hill.
Summary:
"High adventure and high ideals merge when a corps of intrepid female aviators battle to take part in the hugely popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s. Ultimately, one of our heroines would win a race that earned her the right to be called America's best pilot"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1328592790 (paperback) : :
9781328592798 (paperback) : :
Locations:
KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

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