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Fly girls how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history

"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"--

Main Author: O'Brien, Keith, 1973- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Subjects:
Women air pilots > United States > Biography.
Air shows > United States > History.
Biographies.
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"--
Item Description: "An Eamon Dolan Book."
Physical Description: xiv, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781328876645
1328876640
Author Notes: Keith O'Brien is a journalist and writer, born in 1973 and based in New Hampshire. He is a former reporter for the Boston Globe. He contributes to National Public Radio and Politico. His work appears in the New York Times and This American Life. He is the author of Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History, published August 2018.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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