Bessie Coleman
Subtitle: first black woman pilot
By: Connie Plantz
Series: African-American biographies
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780766015456
Subjects: Air pilots; African American women air pilots; African Americans; Biographie; Juvenile literature; Biography; Women
Description: Describes the life of Bessie Coleman. Determined to open a flight school for other African Americans, "Brave Bessie" raised funds as a stunt pilot. Her life ended in a tragic accident, but not before her dream of flight made aviation history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 124) and index.