Doris L. Rich, Mae Jemison
Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator
Paperback
(Smithsonian Books May 17, 1993)
, Revised edition
Here is the brief but intense life of Bessie Coleman, America's first African American woman aviator. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, she became known as “Queen Bess,” a barnstormer and flying-circus performer who defied the strictures of race, sex, and society in pursuit of a dream.
- ISBN
- 1560986182 / 9781560986188
- Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 10.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.4 in.