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Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history /
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| Author |
Hardesty, Von, 1939-
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| Call Number |
629.1309 HAR |
| Publisher |
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, |
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Subject
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African American air pilots -- Biography.
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African American astronauts -- Biography.
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Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Astronauts -- United States -- Biography.
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| URL |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007021270.html |
| Title Statement |
Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history / Von Hardesty. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 180 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. |
| Contents |
Barnstormer Bessie Coleman takes to the air -- Facing the headwinds of prejudice -- Long-distance flying -- In the shadow of war -- The Tuskegee Airmen -- At full stride -- Into orbit-joining the astronaut corps. |
| Notes |
"In association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum." |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-173) and index. |
| Contributors |
National Air and Space Museum. |
| ISBN |
9780061261381 |
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0061261386 |
| LCCN |
2007021270 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1142008 |
