Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator |
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| Authors: | Rich, Doris L. |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian |
| BISAC/Subject: | BIO022000, TRA002010, TEC002000 |
| ISBN: | 9781588345127, Related ISBNs: 1560986182, 1588345122, 9781560986188, 9781588345127 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 192, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: Here is the brief but intense life of Bessie Coleman, America's first African American woman aviator. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, she became known as “Queen Bess,” a barnstormer and flying-circus performer who defied the strictures of race, sex, and society in pursuit of a dream.
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