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BLAIR, MARGARET WHITMAN. The First Cross-country Air Race For Women.
National Geographic Society, Washington: 2006. 0792253892 / 9780792253891 First Edition (Unstated). h Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition.
Twenty women pilots set off on August 18, 1929 on an epic race from Santa Monica, California to Cleveland, Ohio. This cross-country race for women is the first of its kind, and it's serious business: 9 days, 2,800 miles, a grueling competition between the nation's best female aviators. But the press doesn't take it quite so seriously. "It looks like a Powder Puff Derby to me!"crows famed commentator Will Rogers. The Roaring Twenty is a real-life, edge-of-your-seat adventure. Get ready for takeoff! Includes an Index.
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