Fly girls
Subtitle: how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history
By: Keith O'Brien
Edition: Large print edition.
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 589
ISBN-13: 9781432855840
Subjects: Air shows; Large type books; Women air pilots; Biography; History
Description: Between the World Wars, no sport was more popular or more dangerous than airplane racing. Male pilots were hailed as heroes, and female pilots were ridiculed for their efforts to break into the manly sport. O'Brien weaves together the stories of five female aviators, Florence Klingensmith, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Nichols and Louise Thaden, who fought for the chance to race against men in the high-stakes air races of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1936 Louise Thaden claimed the title of America's best pilot by winning the Bendix Trophy Race, beating her closest competitor (also a woman) by 45 minutes, and the closest man by 50 minutes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-586).
Table of contents: title: Miracle of Wichita; title: Devotedly, Ruth; title: Real and natural, every inch; title: Fortune of the air; title: Bravest of the fair, fairest of the brave; title: Flying salesgirls; title: Right sort of girl; title: City of destiny; title: If this is to be a derby; title: There is only one Cleveland; title: Good eggs; title: Mr. Putnam and me; title: Law of fate; title: Give a girl credit; title: Grudge flight; title: Spetakkel; title: All things being equal; title: That's what I think of wives flying; title: They'll be in our hair; title: Playing hunches; title: A woman couldn't win; title: Top of the hill.