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The Life of Bessie Coleman: First African-American Woman Pilot (Legendary African Americans) by Plantz, Connie, author;Plantz, Connie. Bessie Coleman is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Life of Bessie Coleman: First African-American Woman Pilot (Legendary African Americans) about?
From an early age, Bessie Coleman dreamed of flying, but racial bigotry and gender bias threatened to keep her grounded. Denied entrance to flight training school in the United States, Coleman went to Europe. She returned, triumphant, with a pilot's license and hopes of opening a flight school for African Americans. Author Connie Plantz captures all the tension and excitement of Coleman's soaring achievements. Raising funds as a stunt pilot, Brave Bessie thrilled her audiences with aerial tricks
Who reads The Life of Bessie Coleman: First African-American Woman Pilot (Legendary African Americans)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Plantz, Connie, author;Plantz, Connie. Bessie Coleman
- Publisher
- Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780766061200
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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