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Alice across America the story of the first women's cross-country road trip

"The inspiring true story of Alice Ramsey, the first woman to drive a car across America in 1909."

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Main Author:	Marsh, Sarah Glenn (Author)
Other Authors:	Ford, Gilbert (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Ramsey, Alice > Travel > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. Women automobile drivers > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Automobile travel > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction. Overland journeys to the Pacific > Juvenile nonfiction. Sex role > Juvenile nonfiction. Creative nonfiction > Juvenile. Biographies > Juvenile. Picture books.
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Summary:	"The inspiring true story of Alice Ramsey, the first woman to drive a car across America in 1909."
Item Description:	"Christy Ottaviano Books." Color maps on endpapers
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustations ; 27 cm
Audience:	Ages 5-9.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781250297020 1250297028
Author Notes:	Sarah Glenn Marsh is the author of many books for young readers, including A Campfire Tail, Selfie Sebastian , and The Big Girl: Maria Merian's Scientific Vision . She lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband and their menagerie: four rescued sighthounds, a bird, and many fish. Gilbert Ford holds a BFA in illustration from Pratt Institute and an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is the author-illustrator of How the Cookie Crumbled and The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring , which is a Best STEM Book of the year, and has illustrated many New York Times -bestselling middle grade jackets, as well as the award-winning picture book Mr. Ferris and His Wheel . He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.