Lighter than air Sophie Blanchard, the first woman pilot
"Behold, the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, "balloonomania" has fiercely gripped the nation, but all of the pioneering aeronauts are men. The job of breaking t...
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| Language: | English |
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Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition in this format. |
| Series: | Candlewick biographies.
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