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- 9781328592798
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
1328592790
ISBN-13
9781328592798
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038466629
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fly Girls : How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Women, United States / 20th Century, United States / 21st Century, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
One of iBooks "Summer's Most Anticipated Books" "A riveting account that puts us in the cockpit with Amelia Earhart and other brave women who took to the skies in the unreliable flying machines of the 1920s and '30s."-- People "Let's call it the Hidden Figures rule: If there's a part of the past you thought was exclusively male, you're probably wrong. Case in point are these stories of Amelia Earhart and other female pilots who fought to fly."-- Time , 22 New Books to Read This Summer "This fast-paced, meticulously researched history will appeal to a wide audience both as an entertaining tale of bravery and as an insightful look at early aviation." -- Publishers Weekly "A vivid, suspenseful story of women determined to defy gravity--and men--to fulfill their lofty dreams." -- Kirkus Reviews "O'Brien details in crisp and engaging writing how his subjects came to love aviation, along with their struggles and victories with flying, the rampant sexism they experienced, and the hard choices they faced regarding work and family. Highly recommended for readers with an interest in aviation history, women's history, cultural history, and 20th-century history." -- Library Journal, starred review "This is more than history; it is a powerful story for our times. This book has it all: adventure, tragedy, and heroes who overcame cruel prejudice to rule the air. Fly Girls reads like a heart-stopping novel, but this story is all true--and thoroughly inspiring." --Karen Abbott, author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy "Newspapers loved them, of course: lady fliers! But men didn't want them in their races. Other forces conspired against them too. Storms loomed. Planes crashed and burned. But no challenge could stop the remarkable community of female pilots at the core of Fly Girls. During the golden age of flight, they fought for the chance to race - and won. This is a thrilling story of courage, competition, skill, and triumph." -- Liza Mundy, author of Code Girls "America's past is full of remarkable women who have been unjustly forgotten. Fly Girls gives its heroines their due at last. It is a thrilling and important story, superbly told." -- David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Once in a Great City "At the dawn of aviation, when every flight was a test of courage, a remarkable band of female pilots proved that a woman's place is in the sky - or anywhere else she wants to be. This book is a soaring tribute to forgotten American heroes, filled with white-knuckle thrills and gut-wrenching emotion. It'll take your breath away." -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of 13 Hours "If you liked The Boys in the Boat or Unbroken, you'll love Fly Girls. This story--carefully researched and expertly written--offers an irresistible cast of characters and high-octane drama. Buckle up; you're in for a hell of a ride." -- Jonathan Eig, author of Ali, One of iBooks "Summer's Most Anticipated Books" "A vivid, suspenseful story of women determined to defy gravity--and men--to fulfill their lofty dreams." -- Kirkus Reviews "This is more than history; it is a powerful story for our times. This book has it all: adventure, tragedy, and heroes who overcame cruel prejudice to rule the air. Fly Girls reads like a heart-stopping novel, but this story is all true--and thoroughly inspiring." --Karen Abbott, author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy "Newspapers loved them, of course: lady fliers! But men didn't want them in their races. Other forces conspired against them too. Storms loomed. Planes crashed and burned. But no challenge could stop the remarkable community of female pilots at the core of Fly Girls. During the golden age of flight, they fought for the chance to race - and won. This is a thrilling story of courage, competition, skill, and triumph." -- Liza Mundy, author of Code Girls "America's past is full of remarkable women who have been unjustly forgotten. Fly Girls gives its heroines their due at last. It is a thrilling and important story, superbly told." -- David Maraniss, Pulitzer-prize winning author of Once in a Great City "At the dawn of aviation, when every flight was a test of courage, a remarkable band of female pilots proved that a woman's place is in the sky - or anywhere else she wants to be. This book is a soaring tribute to forgotten American heroes, filled with white-knuckle thrills and gut-wrenching emotion. It'll take your breath away." -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of 13 Hours "If you liked The Boys in the Boat or Unbroken, you'll love Fly Girls. This story--carefully researched and expertly written--offers an irresistible cast of characters and high-octane drama. Buckle up; you're in for a hell of a ride." -- Jonathan Eig, author of Ali, One of iBooks "Summer's Most Anticipated Books" "A vivid, suspenseful story of women determined to defy gravity--and men--to fulfill their lofty dreams." -- Kirkus Reviews "This is more than history; it is a powerful story for our times. This book has it all: adventure, tragedy, and heroes who overcame cruel prejudice to rule the air. Fly Girls reads like a heart-stopping novel, but this story is all true--and thoroughly inspiring." --Karen Abbott, author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy "Newspapers loved them, of course: lady fliers! But men didn't want them in their races. Other forces conspired against them too. Storms loomed. Planes crashed and burned. But no challenge could stop the remarkable community of female pilots at the core of Fly Girls. During the golden age of flight, they fought for the chance to race - and won. This is a thrilling story of courage, competition, skill, and triumph." -- Liza Mundy, author of Code Girls "America's past is full of remarkable women who have been unjustly forgotten. Fly Girls gives its heroines their due at last. It is a thrilling and important story, superbly told." -- David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Once in a Great City "At the dawn of aviation, when every flight was a test of courage, a remarkable band of female pilots proved that a woman's place is in the sky - or anywhere else she wants to be. This book is a soaring tribute to forgotten American heroes, filled with white-knuckle thrills and gut-wrenching emotion. It'll take your breath away." -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of 13 Hours "If you liked The Boys in the Boat or Unbroken, you'll love Fly Girls. This story--carefully researched and expertly written--offers an irresistible cast of characters and high-octane drama. Buckle up; you're in for a hell of a ride." -- Jonathan Eig, author of Ali
Dewey Decimal
629.13092/520973
Synopsis
A New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Time Best Book for Summer Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. While male pilots were lauded as heroes, the few women who dared to fly were more often ridiculed--until a cadre of women pilots banded together to break through the entrenched prejudice. Fly Girls weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout from Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama divorcée; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at her blue blood family's expectations; and Louise Thaden, the young mother of two who got her start selling coal in Wichita. Together, they fought for the chance to fly and race airplanes--and in 1936, one of them would triumph, beating the men in the toughest air race of them all., A New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Time Best Book for Summer Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. While male pilots were lauded as heroes, the few women who dared to fly were more often ridiculed--until a cadre of women pilots banded together to break through the entrenched prejudice. Fly Girls weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout from Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama divorc e; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at her blue blood family's expectations; and Louise Thaden, the young mother of two who got her start selling coal in Wichita. Together, they fought for the chance to fly and race airplanes--and in 1936, one of them would triumph, beating the men in the toughest air race of them all., The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won
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