| Description |
xiv, 338 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"An Eamon Dolan Book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson, 1904-1933
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Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977.
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Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
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Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960.
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Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979.
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Bendix Trophy Race (1936)
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Airplane racing -- United States.
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Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Air shows -- United States -- History.
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Air shows. (OCoLC)fst00802593
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Women air pilots. (OCoLC)fst01177058
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: O'Brien, Keith, 1973- author. Fly girls Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018 9781328876720 (DLC) 2018026392 |
| ISBN |
9781328876645 (hardcover) |
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1328876640 (hardcover) |
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