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Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator
by Rich, Doris L
- Used
- near fine
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1560982659
- ISBN 13
- 9781560982654
- Seller
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Webster, New York
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About This Item
Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Edges slightly worn. 1993 Hard Cover. xiv, 154 pp. Traces the life of Bessie Coleman, America's first African-American woman aviator, who dreamed of opening a flight school for African Americans but died in an crash in 1926. By the author of Amelia Earhart: A Biography.
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Details
- book dealer
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 2320211
- Title
- Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator
- Author
- Rich, Doris L
- Format/binding
- Hard Cover
- Book condition
- second hand - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1560982659
- ISBN 13
- 9781560982654
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY WOMEN PILOTS WOMENS STUDIES TRANSPORTATION AVIATION SOCIOLOGY RACE AND RACISM
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Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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