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FLY GIRLS (5 Daring Women... Made Aviation History) - KEITH O'BRIEN (Hardcover)

Description: FIVE DARING WOMEN WHO MADE AVIATION HISTORY IN TODAY'S AGE WHEN WOMEN CAN AND DO PARTICIPATE IN ANY PROFESSION it is hard sometimes to understand the enormous difficulties they faced not so long ago. Today there are female combat and transport pilots in the world's air forces, women control the giant commercial jets, and women go into space as astronauts and cosmonauts. Gender is no longer an issue. This riveting book is about a time when gender was a real issue - and not easy to overcome. Author Keith O'Brien, a seasoned journalist and writer, takes us back to the period between the wars when airplane racing was wildly popular and dangerous - and dominated by men who were regarded as larger than life heroes. Women pilots were often depicted as silly and were mocked in the media. This book tells how a determined group of women were overcame the prejudice and the mockery in the activity they loved. THIS BOOK IS IN NEW CONDITION AND AWAITS ITS FIRST READER. The pages are crisp, clean and unmarked and the hardcover binding is firm and square with no corner bumps, The dust-jacket is intact and pristine and there are no signs of previous ownership such as a signature or bookplate. To all intends and purposes, this is a new book. There are numerous black-and-white photographs (see examples above) and, in addition to a general index, there are copious source notes. This is a recommended read not only for those who love aviation and the spirit of flying, but also those who are thrilled by what determination can achieve. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 978-1-328-87664-5 Non-Fiction ++ All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble wrap to guard against damage during shipping. This book will be shipped in a sturdy box. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the illustrations we post with our eBay listing are from the books in our inventory and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too! + Take care. Do unimportant stuff later. Read a good book today!

Price: 16.95 USD

Location: Sausalito, California

End Time: 2025-01-12T06:10:29.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.45 USD

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Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Book Title: Fly Girls

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Topic: Women in History, Pioneers of Flight, Daring Exploitrs

Item Height: 9.25 in

Item Width: 1.25 in

Format: Hardcover

Inscribed: No

Type: Historical Account

Features: ISBN: 978-1-328-87664-5, Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Illustrator: Photographs

Vintage: No

Author: Keith O'Brien

Personalized: No

Book Series: Historical

Publication Year: 2018

Item Length: 6.25 in

Language: English

Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults

Signed: No

Publisher: Eamon Dolan - HMH

Genre: Aviation, History

Item Weight: 21 oz

Era: 1930s

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