Fly girls
how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history
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Word Count
147,250 words, Guess
Page Count
589 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101432855840
- ISBN-139781432855840
- Library of Congress Control Number2018033989
- OCLC Control Number1047576775
- Better World Books9781432855840
and 2 more
- Better World BooksO9-BPS-246
- Open LibraryOL26976961M
Classifications
- DDC629.13092/520973
- LCCTL539 .O27 2018b
Description
Between the World Wars, no sport was more popular or more dangerous than airplane racing. Male pilots were hailed as heroes, and female pilots were ridiculed for their efforts to break into the manly sport. O'Brien weaves together the stories of five female aviators, Florence Klingensmith, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Nichols and Louise Thaden, who fought for the chance to race against men in the high-stakes air races of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1936 Louise Thaden claimed the title of America's best pilot by winning the Bendix Trophy Race, beating her closest competitor (also a woman) by 45 minutes, and the closest man by 50 minutes.
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