Fearless flyer
Ruth Law and her flying machine
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Author
Contributions
- Colón, Raúl, ill - Contributor
Publication
2016 - Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Identifiers
- Internet Archivefearlessflyerrut0000lang
- ISBN-101620916509
- ISBN-139781620916506
- Library of Congress Control Number2015946899
- OCLC Control Number971568224
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- OCLC Control Number914219183
- Better World Books9781620916506
- Open LibraryOL27202073M
Classifications
- DDC305
- LCCTL540.L273 L36 2016
Description
On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight that aviation experts thought was doomed. She set off to fly nonstop from Chicago to New York City. Sitting at the controls of her small bi-plane, exposed to the elements, Law battled fierce winds and numbing cold. When her engine ran out of fuel, she glided for two miles and landed at Hornell, New York. Even though she fell short of her goal, she had broken the existing cross-country distance record. And with her plane refueled, she got back in the air and headed for New York City where crowds waited to greet her. In this well-researched, action-packed picture book, Heather Lang and Ra l Col n recreate a thrilling moment in aviation history.
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