Fearless (eBook)

Harriet Quimby A Life without Limit

Don Dahler (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
336 Seiten
Princeton Architectural Press (Verlag)
978-1-64896-131-1 (ISBN)

Infos

In the spirit of the bestseller Fly Girls comes the definitive and compelling true story of Harriet Quimby, the first American woman to receive a pilots license.In the early twentieth century, headlines declared that the era of women has dawned. Against this changing historical backdrop, Harriet Quimbys extraordinary life stands out as the embodiment of this tumultuous, exciting erawhen flight was measured in minutes, not miles.This untold piece of feminist history unveils Quimbys incredible story: rising from humble beginnings as a dirt-poor farm girl to become a globe-trotting journalist, history-making aviator, and international celebrity. With her tragic death in 1912 at the age of thirty-seven, her story faded, with her many accomplishmentsthe first woman to fly solo over the English Channel among themovershadowed by major events, including the sinking of the Titanic.With black and white illustrations throughout, Fearless is the definitive biography of the first licensed female American pilot: one of the most inspiring hidden figures of history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.6.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: air sports • aviation biography • aviation books • aviation books history • aviation history • aviation history books • Fearless • Fearless book • female pilot book • female pilot gifts • feminist books • Harriet Quimby • women pilot books • womens history • womens history book
• ISBN-10: 1-64896-131-2 / 1648961312
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64896-131-1 / 9781648961311