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Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2017
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the rainy morning of May 20, 1927, a little-known American pilot named Charles A. Lindbergh climbed into his single-engine monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, and prepared to take off from a small airfield on Long Island, New York. Despite his inexperience, he was determined to win the $25,000 Orteig Prize promised since 1919 to the first pilot to fly nonstop between New York and Paris. Ahead of him lay a 3,600-mile solo journey across the vast...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
During World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country and for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this...
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