The Powder Puff Derby of 1929
Subtitle: The First All Women's Transcontinental Air Race
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: January 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781570717697
Subjects: Air races; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; United States - 20th Century; Powder Puff Derby; Transportation; History - General History; Social Science; USA; Women air pilots; Aviation - History; Women's Studies - History; Women's Studies - General; History; United States
First sentence: The tall, slender pilot outfitted in a fur-lined flying suit looked a little incongruous on the warm January afternoon at the Oakland Airport.
Description: Recounts the events surrounding the Powder Puff Derby of 1929, the first major female airplane race.