Fly Girls Image close
Fly Girls by Keith O'Brien
Fly Girls by Keith O'Brien
Show Hide Adult Content
Fly Girls close

Biography & True Story Books:

Home  
Books  
Biography & True Stories  
Biography: general

Fly Girls

How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback
$40.99 was $50.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 25 Jun - 5 Jul using International Courier

Description

A New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Time Best Book for Summer Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. While male pilots were lauded as heroes, the few women who dared to fly were more often ridiculed--until a cadre of women pilots banded together to break through the entrenched prejudice. Fly Girls weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high school dropout from Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama divorc�e; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at her blue blood family's expectations; and Louise Thaden, the young mother of two who got her start selling coal in Wichita. Together, they fought for the chance to fly and race airplanes--and in 1936, one of them would triumph, beating the men in the toughest air race of them all.

Author Biography:

KEITH O'BRIEN is a former reporter for the Boston Globe and a frequent contributor to NPR, including on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and This American Life. He has also written for the New York TimesMagazine, Politico, and Slate.
Release date Australia
March 5th, 2019
Author
Pages
384
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
135x203x25
ISBN-13
9781328592798
Product ID
29146474

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by Keith O'Brien

See all books by this author

Paradise Falls on Hardback by Keith O'Brien
$79.99
Paradise Falls
by Keith O'Brien ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Outside Shot by Keith O'Brien
$48.99
Outside Shot
by Keith O'Brien ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Charlie Hustle on Hardback by Keith O'Brien
$76.99
Charlie Hustle
by Keith O'Brien ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Paradise Falls by Keith O'Brien
$40.99
Paradise Falls
by Keith O'Brien ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Fly Girls by Keith O'Brien 20% off!
$43.99
$54.99
Fly Girls
by Keith O'Brien ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Biography & True Stories >
Biography: general
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
History
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
History >
American history
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
History >
History of specific subjects >
Social history
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Gender studies >
Women's studies
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Ethnic studies
Books >
Travel >
Trains, Cars, Ships & Planes >
Aircraft
Books >
Sports & Outdoors >
Other >
Air Sports