The Resource Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history, Von Hardesty
Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history, Von Hardesty
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The item Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history, Von Hardesty represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Arapahoe Library District.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history, Von Hardesty represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Arapahoe Library District.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 180 p.
- Note
- "In association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum."
- Contents
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- Barnstormer Bessie Coleman takes to the air
- Facing the headwinds of prejudice
- Long-distance flying
- In the shadow of war
- The Tuskegee Airmen
- At full stride
- Into orbit-joining the astronaut corps
- Isbn
- 9780061261381
- Label
- Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history
- Title
- Black wings
- Title remainder
- courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history
- Statement of responsibility
- Von Hardesty
- Subject
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- trueUnited States, Air Force
- trueSpace flight
- trueScience Writing -- Space and Flight
- trueFlight
- truePilots -- United States -- Biography
- trueAstronauts -- United States -- Biography
- trueAviation
- trueAfrican American astronauts -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- History
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- African American
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAirplanes
- African American air pilots -- Biography
- trueAfrican-American astronauts -- Biography
- trueAir pilots -- United States -- Biography
- trueAfrican-American pilots -- Biography
- trueUnited States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A history of African Americans in aviation and space cites the efforts of black men and women to promote integration by entering the military, breaking transcontinental records, and joining the space program
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 266051
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 629.13092396073
- 920
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history
- Label
- Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history, Von Hardesty
- Note
- "In association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-173) and index
- Contents
- Barnstormer Bessie Coleman takes to the air -- Facing the headwinds of prejudice -- Long-distance flying -- In the shadow of war -- The Tuskegee Airmen -- At full stride -- Into orbit-joining the astronaut corps
- Control code
- 133465593
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 180 p.
- Isbn
- 9780061261381
- Lccn
- 2007021270
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)133465593
- Label
- Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history, Von Hardesty
- Note
- "In association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-173) and index
- Contents
- Barnstormer Bessie Coleman takes to the air -- Facing the headwinds of prejudice -- Long-distance flying -- In the shadow of war -- The Tuskegee Airmen -- At full stride -- Into orbit-joining the astronaut corps
- Control code
- 133465593
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 180 p.
- Isbn
- 9780061261381
- Lccn
- 2007021270
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)133465593
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- African American air pilots -- Biography
- trueAfrican American astronauts -- Biography
- trueAfrican-American astronauts -- Biography
- trueAfrican-American pilots -- Biography
- trueAir pilots -- United States -- Biography
- trueAirplanes
- trueAstronauts -- United States -- Biography
- trueAviation
- trueFlight
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- African American
- truePilots -- United States -- Biography
- trueScience Writing -- Space and Flight
- trueSpace flight
- trueUnited States -- History
- trueUnited States, Air Force
- trueUnited States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Library Locations
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Arapahoe Library DistrictBorrow it12855 E Adam Aircraft Circle, Englewood, CO, 8011239.578124 -104.839077
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