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Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator (PB) (1995)

Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator (PB) (1995)

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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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Author:
Doris L. Rich
ISBN 10:
1560986182
Pages:
192
Publisher:
Smithsonian Books
Publication Date:
May 17, 1995
Binding:
Paperback
Weight:
0.66lbs

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