Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious...
Women air pilots
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Author:Jerome, Kate BoehmSummary: - Author:Warren, Susan MaySummary:
When two women go missing in the Montana wilderness, Pete Brooks must trust his skills, teammates--and the woman who broke his heart--if he hopes to bring them all home alive. Pete Brooks can't believe he's waited an entire...
- Author:Henderson, DeeSummary:
Air Force pararescueman Bruce "Striker" Stanton spends his life rescuing pilots downed behind enemy lines, and Grace Yates flies an F/A-18 Hornet for the Navy. On their dangerous jobs away from home, they exchanged love letters. Now a...
- Author:Landdeck, Katherine SharpSummary:
The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II -- only to be forgotten by the country they served. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already...
- Author:Ackerman, SaraSummary:
An exciting page-turner about a fearless female aviator competing in a death-defying race across the Pacific. Brilliantly told... My favorite read this year!" - Andie Newton, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Child for the Reich....
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Author:Spring, JoyceSummary:The women pilots profiled in this book have flown from British Columbia to Newfoundland and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Right from the beginning of her interviews and research, the author found herself constantly amazed by...
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Author:Quinn, KateSummary:A battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.
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Author:Shepherd, JanineSummary:In 1986, champion cross-country skier Janine Shepherd was training for the Winter Olympics when she was hit by a truck and suffered life-threatening injuries. Janine was told that she would never walk again, a story recounted in her...
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Author:Liesche, MargitSummary:Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) and undercover agent Pucci Lewis did not want to go to jail. But how else could she unmask Grace Buchanan-Dineen, an imprisoned countess-counteragent suspected of triple-dealing and possibly putting...
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Author:Liesche, MargitSummary:It's certainly not the usual assignment... Ferrying fighter planes, undercover work-that’s more like it. But it’s the dark hours of World War II and Hollywood’s biggest stars, studio moguls, and Washington bureaucrats are working hand-...
- Author:Shipstead, MaggieSummary:
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE - A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK - The unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost— Great Circle “...
- Author:Heath, LorraineSummary:
As the war intensifies, the girls of Flight City pour all their energy into training British pilots in their clandestine flight school. Lives from both sides of the Atlantic will be forever changed by love and loss.
- Author:O'Brien, KeithSummary:
Like Hidden Figures and Girls of Atomic City, Fly Girls celebrates a little-known slice of history wherein tenacious, trail-blazing women braved all obstacles to achieve greatness.
- Author:Teitel, Amy ShiraSummary:
This is the mostly unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb--two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and...
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Author:Prentice, AndrewSummary:Before Amelia Earhart (1897-1939) became a world-famous pilot, she was a little tomboy from Kansas with a taste for adventure. When she visited an airfield and took a short plane ride, she knew she had to be a pilot. She signed up for...
