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Powder Puff Derby Mike Walker

Powder Puff Derby By Mike Walker

Powder Puff Derby by Mike Walker


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Summary

The period between the first and second world wars was a time of vast social change, much of it intimately linked with the spectacular technological advances of the day. In this colorful account, award--winning author Mike Walker explores one of the most fascinating of these connections that between the flying machines and womena s liberation.

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Powder Puff Derby: Petticoat Pilots and Flying Flappers by Mike Walker

This book follows the early years of women aviators from the end of World War I through the madcap years of the 1920s to the establishment of aviation as a serious part of defense and commercial activities during World War II. Award--winning writer Mike Walker writes about a time of immense social and technical change that radically transformed the position of women and became the golden years for the development of aviation.

Powder Puff Derby Reviews

! an interesting, lively account! (Good Book Guide, May 2004) ! about the eccentric and brave women of the pioneering days of air racing. (Oxford Times, 14 May 2004)

About Mike Walker

Mike Walker is a highly experienced, script writer of drama and documentary for film, radio and television. He has won several Sony Awards for Best Play as well as a Royal Television Society Gold Medal and other awards including ones from the Society of Authors and Writers Guild. He has also written several novels and non--fiction works and teaches creative writing at Morley College London.

Table of Contents

The Dames in Planes. Introduction and Acknowledgements. Maps. 1. Clover Field (The Powder Puff Derby of 1929). 2. Print the Legend (Florence a Panchoa Barnes). 3. Bicycle Dreams (Elisabeth Thible & Dolly Shepherd). 4. Death of an Unknown Woman (Lady Mary Heath). 5. Evelyn Bobs her Hair (Bobbi Trout). 6. a They Say I Shot a Man and Killed Hima (Jessie a Chubbiea Miller). 7. Degrees of Difficulty (Bessie Colemean & Hanna Reitsch). 8. Always Stand on the Right (Amelia Earhart & Amy Johnson). Sources for Each Chapter. Select Bibliography.

Additional information

GOR006125436
9780470851418
0470851414
Powder Puff Derby: Petticoat Pilots and Flying Flappers by Mike Walker
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20040525
304
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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