Soar back to the fearless 1920s in a stunning historical novel that tells the true, little-known story of three aviatrixes in a race to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. The year is 1927, and Amelia Earhart has not yet made her record-breaking cross-Atlantic flight. Three women's names are splashed daily across the front page: Elsie Mackay, daughter of an Earl, is the first Englishwoman to get her pilot's license. Mabel Boll, a glamorous society darling and former cigar girl, is ardent to make the historic flight. Beauty pageant contestant Ruth Elder uses her winnings for flying lessons and becomes the preeminent American girl of the sky.
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ISBN: 9781410492593 (hardcover)
Physical Description:671 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Edition:Large print edition.
Publisher:Waterville, Maine :Thorndike Press,2016.
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