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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Jacqueline Cochran |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Rhonda Smith-Daugherty |
| ISBN: | 9780786462759 0786462752 |
| OCLC Number: | 757462094 |
| Description: | x, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | The making of Jacqueline Cochran -- The lady is a pilot -- America's number one woman flier -- An unusual life -- Woman in war -- Jacqueline Cochran and the WASPs -- The WASP experience -- The end of the WASPs -- High flying -- Postscript -- Appendix one: biographical sketches -- General Henry H. Arnold, USAF, 1886-1950 -- Vincent H. Bendix, 1882-1945 -- Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937 -- Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby, 1905-1990 -- Nancy Harkness Love, 1914-1976 -- General George C. Marshall, U.S. Army -- Floyd odlum, 1892-1976 -- Alexander N. P. de Seversky, 1894-1974 -- Lieutenant General Barton K. Yount, USAF -- Appendix two: Aircraft flown by Jacqueline Cochran. |
| Responsibility: | Rhonda Smith-Daugherty. |
Abstract:
"This revealing biography explores Cochran's childhood in an impoverished Florida mill town, her early career as a pilot, and her role in creating and leading the WASPs during World War II. This detailed profile, removing Cochran from Earhart's shadow, firmly establishes the aviatrix as a pivotal figure in the history of women in aviation and in war"--Provided by publisher.
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