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Queen Bess

Daredevil Aviator

Doris L. Rich
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Pages
192
Year
2015
Language
English

About

Here is the brief but intense life of Bessie Coleman, America's first African American woman aviator. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, she became known as "Queen Bess," a barnstormer and flying-circus performer who defied the strictures of race, sex, and society in pursuit of a dream.

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