Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine - Hardcover

Lang, Heather

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1620916509 ISBN 13: 9781620916506

Verlag: Calkins Creek, 2016

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Discover a thrilling moment in history when pioneering aviator Ruth Law attempted to do what no other aviator had done before: fly nonstop from Chicago to New York.

On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight from Chicago to New York City that aviation experts thought was doomed. Sitting at the controls of her small bi-plane, exposed to the elements, Law battled fierce winds and numbing cold. When her engine ran out of fuel, she glided for two miles and landed at Hornell, New York. Even though she fell short of her goal, she had broken the existing cross-country distance record. And with her plane refueled, she got back in the air and headed for New York City where crowds waited to greet her. This story is perfect to share during Women's History Month or anytime during the year!

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Heather Lang is the author of The Original Cowgirl: The Wild Adventures of Lucille Mulhall and Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion, selected for the Amelia Bloomer Book List. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. Visit heatherlangbooks.com.

Raúl Colón is the illustrator of over thirty books, including the New York Times bestselling Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt. He is the recipient of two Pura Belpre Awards from the American Library Association. He lives in New City, New York.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Calkins Creek
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1620916509
• ISBN 13: 9781620916506
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Colón Raul
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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