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"--
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| 100 | 1 | |a O'Brien, Keith, |d 1973- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Fly girls : |b how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history / |c Keith O'Brien. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Boston : |b Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, |c 2018. | |
| 300 | |a xiv, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : |b illustrations, portraits ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 500 | |a "An Eamon Dolan Book." | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women air pilots |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Air shows |z United States |x History. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Biographies. |2 lcgft | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a O'Brien, Keith, 1973- author. |t Fly girls |d Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018 |z 9781328876720 |w (DLC) 2018026392 |
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