Bibliograph

Fearless Flyer, Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine, Heather Lang ; Illustrated by Raúl Colón

Type

Label

Fearless Flyer, Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine, Heather Lang ; Illustrated by Raúl Colón

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fearless Flyer

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

914219183

Responsibility statement

Heather Lang ; Illustrated by Raúl Colón

Sub title

Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine

Summary

On November 19, 1916, at 8:25 a.m., Ruth Law took off on a flight that aviation experts thought was doomed. She set off to fly nonstop from Chicago to New York City. Sitting at the controls of her small bi-plane, exposed to the elements, Law battled fierce winds and numbing cold. When her engine ran out of fuel, she glided for two miles and landed at Hornell, New York. Even though she fell short of her goal, she had broken the existing cross-country distance record. And with her plane refueled, she got back in the air and headed for New York City where crowds waited to greet her

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor