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The Resource Fly girls : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history, Keith O'Brien
Fly girls : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history, Keith O'Brien
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The item Fly girls : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history, Keith O'Brien represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch.
This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
- Summary
- Keith O'Brien weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout who worked for a dry cleaner in Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama housewife; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at the constraints of her blue blood family's expectations; and Louise Thaden, the mother of two young kids who got her start selling coal in Wichita, Kansas. Together they fought for the chance to race against the men--and in 1936 one of them would triumph in the toughest race of all
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Young readers' edition.
- Extent
- 299 pages
- Contents
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- The miracle of Wichita
- Devotedly, Ruth
- An extremely interesting girl
- The fortune of the air
- The fairest of the brave and the bravest of the fair
- The lion's cage
- Flying salesgirls
- The right sort of girl
- Where is Miss Earhart now?
- City of destiny
- If this is to be a derby
- There is only one Cleveland
- Beware of sabotage
- No time to stop
- Good eggs
- Mr. Putnam
- Law of fate
- No in-between
- The man in the mansion
- Give a girl credit
- Grudge flight
- Spetakkel
- Anything you want
- Say hello to the crowd
- Her life for the show
- All things being equal
- Men pilots only
- That's what I think of wives flying
- An excellent type of woman
- They'll be in our hair
- On the sidelines
- The chance of a lifetime
- We are going to fly
- Splinters and a grease spot
- Goodbye, darling
- Sky ghosts
- A woman couldn't win
- Disappointments, dedication, and courage
- Isbn
- 9781328618429
- Label
- Fly girls : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history
- Title
- Fly girls
- Title remainder
- how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history
- Statement of responsibility
- Keith O'Brien
- Subject
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- Airplane racing -- United States
- Airplane racing -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Bendix Trophy Race, 1936
- Bendix Trophy Race, 1936 -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 -- Juvenile literature
- Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977
- Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977 -- Juvenile literature
- Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson, 1904-1933
- Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson, 1904-1933 -- Juvenile literature
- Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960
- Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960 -- Juvenile literature
- Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979
- Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979 -- Juvenile literature
- Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Air shows -- United States -- History
- Air shows -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Keith O'Brien weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout who worked for a dry cleaner in Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama housewife; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at the constraints of her blue blood family's expectations; and Louise Thaden, the mother of two young kids who got her start selling coal in Wichita, Kansas. Together they fought for the chance to race against the men--and in 1936 one of them would triumph in the toughest race of all
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- O'Brien, Keith
- Dewey number
- 629.13092/520973
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL539
- LC item number
- .F549 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson
- Elder, Ruth
- Earhart, Amelia
- Nichols, Ruth
- Thaden, Louise McPhetridge
- Bendix Trophy Race
- Airplane racing
- Women air pilots
- Air shows
- Label
- Fly girls : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history, Keith O'Brien
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-294) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The miracle of Wichita -- Devotedly, Ruth -- An extremely interesting girl -- The fortune of the air -- The fairest of the brave and the bravest of the fair -- The lion's cage -- Flying salesgirls -- The right sort of girl -- Where is Miss Earhart now? -- City of destiny -- If this is to be a derby -- There is only one Cleveland -- Beware of sabotage -- No time to stop -- Good eggs -- Mr. Putnam -- Law of fate -- No in-between -- The man in the mansion -- Give a girl credit -- Grudge flight -- Spetakkel -- Anything you want -- Say hello to the crowd -- Her life for the show -- All things being equal -- Men pilots only -- That's what I think of wives flying -- An excellent type of woman -- They'll be in our hair -- On the sidelines -- The chance of a lifetime -- We are going to fly -- Splinters and a grease spot -- Goodbye, darling -- Sky ghosts -- A woman couldn't win -- Disappointments, dedication, and courage
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- Young readers' edition.
- Extent
- 299 pages
- Isbn
- 9781328618429
- Lccn
- 2018051352
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1074308463
- (OCoLC)1074308463
- Label
- Fly girls : how five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history, Keith O'Brien
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-294) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The miracle of Wichita -- Devotedly, Ruth -- An extremely interesting girl -- The fortune of the air -- The fairest of the brave and the bravest of the fair -- The lion's cage -- Flying salesgirls -- The right sort of girl -- Where is Miss Earhart now? -- City of destiny -- If this is to be a derby -- There is only one Cleveland -- Beware of sabotage -- No time to stop -- Good eggs -- Mr. Putnam -- Law of fate -- No in-between -- The man in the mansion -- Give a girl credit -- Grudge flight -- Spetakkel -- Anything you want -- Say hello to the crowd -- Her life for the show -- All things being equal -- Men pilots only -- That's what I think of wives flying -- An excellent type of woman -- They'll be in our hair -- On the sidelines -- The chance of a lifetime -- We are going to fly -- Splinters and a grease spot -- Goodbye, darling -- Sky ghosts -- A woman couldn't win -- Disappointments, dedication, and courage
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- Young readers' edition.
- Extent
- 299 pages
- Isbn
- 9781328618429
- Lccn
- 2018051352
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1074308463
- (OCoLC)1074308463
Subject
- Airplane racing -- United States
- Airplane racing -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Bendix Trophy Race, 1936
- Bendix Trophy Race, 1936 -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 -- Juvenile literature
- Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977
- Elder, Ruth, 1902-1977 -- Juvenile literature
- Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson, 1904-1933
- Klingensmith, Florence Gunderson, 1904-1933 -- Juvenile literature
- Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960
- Nichols, Ruth, 1901-1960 -- Juvenile literature
- Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979
- Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979 -- Juvenile literature
- Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Air shows -- United States -- History
- Air shows -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
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