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The Daredevil Fly Girl Who Challenged Amelia Earhart

EXCERPT

Ruth Nichols was one of several fearless female pilots who shattered flying records in the early days of aviation. But the real test was a trans-Atlantic flight.

Keith O'Brien
Keith O'Brien
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Courtesy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Keith O'Brien

Keith O'Brien

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