
Fighting for space [sound recording] : two pilots and their historic battle for female spaceflight / Amy Shira Teitel.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.
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Summary:
Spaceflight historian and creator of YouTube's "Vintage Space" Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dreamed of being the first American woman in space. A book that will appeal to readers of Fly Girls and The Astronaut Wives' Club is the mostly-unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space. But along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and ultimately the patriarchal society that stood between them and the stars. A dual biography of these fascinating and fearless women, using their stories as guides through the changing social, political, and technical landscape of the time.View other formats and editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Age Hold Protection | Active/Create Date | Status | Due Date |
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Hood River County Library | CD 629.13092 TEI (Text) | 33892100699611 | Adult New Audiobooks | Audiobook CD | None | 08/11/2020 | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9781549121005
- ISBN: 1549121006
- Physical Description: 9 audio discs (approximately 11 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Hachette Audio, [2020]
- Copyright: ℗2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | Compact discs. Title from container. "Includes a PDF of photos"--Container. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by the author. |
Summary, etc.: | Spaceflight historian and creator of YouTube's "Vintage Space" Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dreamed of being the first American woman in space. A book that will appeal to readers of Fly Girls and The Astronaut Wives' Club is the mostly-unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space. But along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and ultimately the patriarchal society that stood between them and the stars. A dual biography of these fascinating and fearless women, using their stories as guides through the changing social, political, and technical landscape of the time. |
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Subject: | Cochran, Jacqueline. Cobb, Jerrie. Women air pilots > United States > Biography. Aeronautics > United States > History > 20th century. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers. |
Genre: | Biographies. Audiobooks. Sound recordings. |
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