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O'Brien, Keith, 1973-
Subjects
Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson, 1904-1933.
Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977.
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960.
Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979.
Bendix Trophy Race (1936)
Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Airplane racing -- United States.
Air shows -- United States -- History.
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O'Brien, Keith, 1973-
Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson, 1904-1933.
Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977.
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960.
Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979.
Bendix Trophy Race (1936)
Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Airplane racing -- United States.
Air shows -- United States -- History.
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Fly girls : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history / Keith O'Brien.
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O'Brien, Keith, 1973-
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Call #:
629
.130922
O13f
Subjects
Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson, 1904-1933.
Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977.
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960.
Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979.
Bendix Trophy Race (1936)
Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Airplane racing -- United States.
Air shows -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9781328876645 (hardcover)
1328876640 (hardcover)
Description:
xiv, 338 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill., portraits ; 24 cm
Notes:
"An Eamon Dolan Book."
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-327) and index.
Contents:
The miracle of Wichita -- Devotedly, Ruth -- Real and natural, every inch -- The fortune of the air -- The fairest of the brave and the bravest of the fair -- Flying salesgirls -- The 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 -- The top of the hill.
Summary:
"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"--Publisher.
"Keith O'Brien weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout who worked for a dry cleaner in Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama housewife; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at the constraints of her blue blood family's expectations; and Louise Thaden, the mother of two young kids who got her start selling coal in Wichita, Kansas. Together they fought for the chance to race against the men -- and in 1936 one of them would triumph in the toughest race of all."--Dust jacket flap.
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