Stars of the Sky, Legends All Illustrated Histories of Women Aviation Pioneers

by Rajnus, Sharon; Lewis Cooper, Ann; Coonts, Deb; Coonts, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780760333747
• ISBN10: 0760333742
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Zenith Press

Summary

Women have been taking to the air almost form the start, despite the full force of convention and prejudice against them. Stars of the Sky celebrates the wildly daring, the pioneering, and implacably determined women who have made their mark on aviation history. Fifty illustrated profiles recount the accomplishments of women who were the first to fly solo around the world, pilot a Thunderbolt, manage an airline, design aircraft, as well as become flight surgeons, daredevil sky writers, Eskimo Bush pilot, air traffic controllers, and Air racers. With a foreword by Stephen and Debbie Coonts, themselves keen fliers, this is a title sure to appeal to anyone interested in the founding of aviation history.

Author Biography

Ann Cooper has a varied background in aviation, business, writing, and the military. Her first publication was a joint one with her husband Charlie, Tuskegee's Heroes, Featuring the Aviation Art of Roy La Grone. Ann is a certified flight instructor and accomplished author with five other books and more than seven hundred magazine articles to her credit. She lives in Dayton, Ohio.
          Sharon Rajnus is not only an accomplished artist with long experience painting aviation subjects, she has also been both pilot and artist for over thirty years. Her most recent honors include "Director's Choice" in the art competition at the National Museum of Naval Aviation and "Best of Show" at the SimuFlite Competition in Texas. A resident of Oregon with her pilot husband Donald, Sharon is a member of the Crater Lake Ninety-Nines and personally lives the life of a woman in aviation.  She lives in Malin, Oregon.