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Air pilots Air pilots United States Biography Authors, American 20th century Biography Cobb, Jerrie Earhart, Amelia 1897-1937 United States Women air pilots Women air pilots United States Biography World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Participation, FemaleJohnson, Caroline
Summary: Caroline Johnson was a F-18 Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in the U.S. Navy. During her deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bush, she flew missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. She was the first woman to fly in combat in Iraq since 2011 and was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS. Later she became a senior leadership instructor at the United States Naval Academy. Caroline is now a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 JOHNSON, CAROLINE JOHGilpin, Caroline Crosson
Summary: A biography of Amelia Earhart for young readers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 EARJameson, W. C.
Summary: This "is a biography of the life--and disappearance--of Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator who was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic in 1928. But did Amelia's plane really crash and sink in 1937, or was her fate entirely different"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor Trade Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EARHART, AMELIA JAMAnkeny, Susan Tate
Summary: In 1932, Hazel Ying Lee, a nineteen-year-old American daughter of Chinese immigrants, sat in on a friend's flight lesson. It changed her life. In less than a year, a girl with a wicked sense of humor, a newfound love of flying, and a tough can-do attitude earned her pilot's license and headed for China to help against invading Japanese forces. In time, Hazel would become the first Asian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2024
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Summary: Profiles the life of Amelia Earhart, including her historic career as a pilot and the latest information on her disappearance while flying over the Pacific in 1937.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EARHART, AMELIA WELHaverstick, Mary
Summary: A filmmaker working on a project about a little-known aviation legend unexpectedly stumbles upon a complex web of double identities and female spies that eventually leads to the Kennedy Assassination in Dallas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 CHACole, Jean Hascall
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Utah Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.544 COLLanddeck, Katherine Sharp
Summary: "The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II-only to be forgotten by the country they served When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Fort had escaped Nashville's debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 LANCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wom LanddeckArlen, Alice
Summary: "The fascinating biography of the maverick newspaperwoman, equestrian, aviatrix and intrepid adventurer Alicia Patterson, which follows her exceptional exploits through the first half of the 20th century, from her troublemaking days as the middle child of complicated parents to her successes as publisher of the Pulitzer Prize winning Newsday"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PATTERSON, ALICIA ARLJohnson, Caroline
Summary: "A fresh, unique insider's view of what it's like to be a woman aviator in today's US Navy--from pedicures to parachutes. Caroline Johnson was an unlikely aviation candidate. A tall blonde debutante from Colorado, she could have just as easily gone into fashion or filmmaking, and yet she went on to become an F/A-18 Super Hornet Weapons System Officer. She was one of the first women to fly a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, CAROLINE JOHHertog, Susan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINDBERGH, ANNE MORROW HERShults, Tammie
Summary: Nerves of Steel is the captivating true story of Tammie Jo Shults's remarkable life--from growing up the daughter of a humble rancher, to breaking through gender barriers as one of the Navy's first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots, to safely landing the severely crippled Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 and helping save the lives of 148 people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHULTS, TAMMIE JO SHUTeitel, Amy Shira
Summary: "The mostly-unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb--two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and ultimately the patriarchal society that stood between them and the stars"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 TEIVan Pelt, Lori
Summary: Documents the renowned female aviator's attainment of her pilot's license in her early twenties, her famous Atlantic crossings, her record-setting two-decade career, her tragic disappearance in 1937, and the theories surrounding her fate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EARHART, AMELIA VANFleming, Candace.
Summary: Tells the story of Amelia Earhart's life--as a child, a woman, and a pilot--and describes the search for her missing plane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB EARHART FLEO'Brien, Keith
Summary: "High adventure and high ideals merge when a corps of intrepid female aviators battle to take part in the hugely popular air shows of the 1920s and 1930s. Ultimately, one of our heroines would win a race that earned her the right to be called America's best pilot"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 OBRHaynsworth, Leslie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 HAYLindbergh, Reeve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.52 LINSimbeck, Rob.
Summary: The story of Cornelia Fort who, in order to become an aviator, "was forced to defy her family--one of Nashville's oldest and most prominent--and societal pressure."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.544 SIMWinters, Kathleen C.
Summary: Few people know that Anne Morrow Lindbergh was an accomplished and innovative pilot in her own right. In fact, she was one of the defining figures of American aviation, a bright and adventurous woman who helped to pioneer air routes, traveled around the world, and came to be adored by the American public. In this revealing biography, aviation historian and pilot Winters recreates the adventure...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brassey's 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EARHART, AMELIA GOLBarber, Terry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grass Roots Press 2007
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Summary: "When Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, she was at the height of her fame. Fascination with Earhart remains just as strong today, as her mysterious disappearance continues to inspire speculation. In this nuanced and often surprising biography, acclaimed aviation historian Kathleen C. Winters moves beyond the caricature of the spunky, precocious pilot to offer a more complex...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2010