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Daughter of the Air : The Brief Soaring Life of Cornelia Fort by Rob Simbeck (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Praised by the Daily Oklahoman as "touching and entertaining," Rob Simbeck's biography of Cornelia Fort is wonderfully evocative and moving. Rob Simbeck. Inside the book is in perfect condition. It has no folded pages.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated

ISBN-100802137911

ISBN-139780802137913

eBay Product ID (ePID)1837145

Product Key Features

Book TitleDaughter of the Air : the Brief Soaring Life of Cornelia Fort

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen, Military / World War II, Aeronautics & Astronautics

Publication Year2001

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorRob Simbeck

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12.3 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal940.54/4973092 B

SynopsisPraised by the Daily Oklahoman as "touching and entertaining," Rob Simbeck's biography of Cornelia Fort is wonderfully evocative and moving. Like Beryl Markham's and Amelia Earhart's, Cornelia Fort's daring life as a pilot was both inspiring and groundbreaking. Raised on her parents' Nashville estate and educated at a prestigious finishing school, Fort rejected the role expected of her in society to become a pilot. A member of the first women's flight squadron and one of the few to witness the bombing of Pearl Harbor from the air, she persevered in her courageous career, as one of the war's first female pilots, despite rampant prejudice toward women. Selling out just six weeks after its first printing, Daughter of the Air interweaves Cornelia Fort's own eloquent letters and diaries, historical documents, and the interviews of those who knew and flew with her, to create a vivid portrait of an infinitely courageous woman. It both tells Cornelia's remarkable story -- a life shaped by bravery, intelligence, and charm -- and describes the era's political and social atmosphere.