Queen Bess: Daredevil AviatorHere 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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Mlle Bessie ColemanPilote | 29 |
Second Time Around | 41 |
Pleasing the Crowds Alienating | 53 |
Forced Landing | 63 |
Grounded | 75 |
The Sky Has a Limit | 107 |
Epilogue | 117 |
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AFTERWORD by Mae Jemison M D | 143 |
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