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Author:

Cottman, Michael H., author.

Title:

Segregated skies : David Harris's trailblazing journey to rise above racial barriers / Michael H. Cottman ; afterword by Guion S. Bluford, Jr.

Publisher:

National Geographic Partners,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

128 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Harris, David E.,--1934-
Air pilots--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American air pilots--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942- writer of afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.

Contents:

Foreword -- Prologue: Takeoff -- Threshold -- Thrust -- Family flight -- Clearance -- Ready for war -- Crosswinds -- Changing course -- Flight plan -- Full throttle -- Raise the flaps -- Ground control -- Distressed descent -- Wind shear -- Essential power -- All-Black flight crew -- Final approach -- Epilogue -- Afterword.

Summary:

"This narrative follows David Harris's turbulent path to become the first African-American commercial airline pilot in the U.S., presented against the backdrop of racial tensions, protests, and the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960s"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1426371985
9781426371981
1426371977
9781426371974

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1245251214

LCCN:

2021008927

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)