Bleriot - Herald of an Age, by Brian A. Elliot (2000) with a
forward by Louis Bleriot, grandson of the subject. 253 pages
Superb and very complete biography of Louis Bleriot.
Published in the United Kingdom by Tempus Publishing Inc. (also available
from Tempus in France, Germany and Belgium)
Available in the USA from Arcadia Publishing Inc. (division of Tempus Publishing Inc.) 2 Cumberland St,
Charleston, SC 29401 (1-888-313-2665)
Flying - The Golden Years - A Pictorial Anthology, compiled by
Rupert Prior (1991). 144 pages (large format)
Beautifully illustrated collection of contemporary accounts (letters,
newspaper, magazine articles, etc.) of aviation milestones covering the period up
to World War II, including several reports of Louis Bleriot's Channel Flight.
Published by H.C. Blossom Ltd., 6/7 Warren Mews, London WIP 5DJ
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$26.95 CL
1-57488-482-4
6 x 9
288 pages
$17.95 PB
1-57488-532-4
6 x 9
336 pages
25
B&W photos; bibliography; index
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Eileen F.
Lebow
Before Amelia
Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation
- Details
the careers of more than thirty pioneer women aviators who predated
Amelia Earhart
- Examines
aviation in France, Russia, Germany, Great Britain, and the United
States during the first two decades of flight
- Includes
rare photographs
Before
Amelia is the remarkable story of the world’s women pioneer
aviators who braved the skies during the early days of flight. While
most books have only examined the women aviators of a single country,
Eileen Lebow looks at an international spectrum of pilots and their
influence on each other. The story begins with Raymonde de Laroche, a
French woman, who became the first licensed female pilot in 1909. De
Laroche, Lydia Zvereva, Melli Beese, Hilda Hewlitt, Harriet Quimby, and
the other women pilots profiled here rose above contemporary gender
stereotypes and proved their ability to fly the temperamental
heavier-than-air contraptions of the day.
Lebow
provides excellent descriptions of the dangers and challenges of early
flight. Crashes and broken bones were common, and many of the pioneers
lost their lives. But these women were adventurers at heart. In an era
when women’s professional options were severely limited and the mere
sight of ladies wearing pants caused a sensation, these women succeeded
as pilots, flight instructors, airplane designers, stunt performers, and
promoters. This book fills a large void in the history of the first two
decades of flight.
Eileen
F. Lebow is an author and former teacher. Her previous books include
Cal Rodgers and the Vin Fiz: The First Transcontinental Flight and
A Grandstand Seat: The Army Balloon Corps in World War I. She
lives in Washington, D.C.
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Note: Harriet Quimby was the first woman to fly across the English
Channel. She accomplished this feat, reversing the course of Louis Bleriot
(i.e., traveling from Dover to Calais) in a Bleriot XI on April 16, 1912 - but
her achievement was lost in the furor of news that same day about the sinking of
the Titanic.
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