Fly girls [electronic resource] : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history / Keith O'Brien.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "An Eamon Dolan Book."Electronic book.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
- Reproduction Note:
- Electronic reproduction. Boston HMH Books 2018 Available via World Wide Web.
- Source of Description Note:
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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- Air shows > United States > History.
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- Electronic books.
