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Up in the air : the story of Bessie Coleman /

Presents the story of Bessie Coleman, an American, who in 1920 traveled to France to become the first black woman to earn a pilot's license.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hart, Philip S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [1996]
Subjects:
Coleman, Bessie, > 1892-1926 > Juvenile literature.
African American women air pilots > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Coleman, Bessie, > 1896-1926.
Air pilots.
African American > Biography.
Women > Biography.
Description
Summary:Presents the story of Bessie Coleman, an American, who in 1920 traveled to France to become the first black woman to earn a pilot's license.
Physical Description:80 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 78) and index.
ISBN:0876149492
0876149786 (pbk.)