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Flying High : Pioneer Women in American Aviation by Kirk W. House and Charles R. Mitchell (2002, Trade Paperback)
Arcadia Publishing (34884)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-10073851022X
ISBN-139780738510224
eBay Product ID (ePID)21038758971
Product Key Features
Book TitleFlying High : Pioneer Women in American Aviation
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicWomen, Aviation / Commercial, Women in Business, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Subjects & Themes / Aerial
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Technology & Engineering, Photography, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
AuthorKirk W. House, Charles R. Mitchell
Book SeriesImages of Aviation Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
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SynopsisIn the beginning of the twentieth century, women were demanding more freedom. What could bring more freedom than a chance to fly? Women went up in those early wire-and-fabric contraptions to gain independence, to make money, or to make their names as pilots. They sought to prove that women pilots could do just as well as men--and some did far better. Flying High: Pioneer Women in American Aviation tells the story of Blanche Stuart Scott, who made $5,000 a week and broke forty-one bones; of Harriet Quimby, who flew the English Channel handily and then fell to her death in five feet of water near Boston Harbor; of Ruth Law and Katherine Stinson, who set American distance flying records--all before any of them were allowed to vote. Flying High: Pioneer Women in American Aviation also tells the tales of women behind the scenes--the financiers, engineers, and factory workers--from the earliest days of flying to victory in World War II. These stories of the first female flyers are told in rare, vintage photographs, many previously unpublished, from the archives of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum., In the beginning of the twentieth century, women were demanding more freedom. What could bring more freedom than a chance to fly? Women went up in those early wire-andfabric contraptions to gain independence, to make money, or to make their names as pilots. They sought to prove that women pilots could do just as well as men and some did far better. Flying High: Pioneer Women in American Aviation tells the story of Blanche Stuart Scott, who made $5,000 a week and broke forty-one bones; of Harriet Quimby, who flew the English Channel handily and then fell to her death in five feet of water near Boston Harbor; of Ruth Law and Katherine Stinson, who set American distance flying records all before any of them were allowed to vote. Flying High: Pioneer Women in American Aviation also tells the tales of women behind the scenes the financiers, engineers, and factory workers from the earliest days of flying to victory in World War II. These stories of the first female flyers are told in rare, vintage photographs, many previously unpublished, from the archives of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum."
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- Oct 14, 2022
Lady Legends
A great little information collection, quite interesting although limited In scope.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
