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Ruth Law thrills a nation

Describes the record-breaking flight of a daring woman pilot, Ruth Law, from Chicago to New York in 1916. A simple biography about the woman flier who broke a nonstop cross-country record. In 1916 a young woman named Ruth Law attempted to fly from Chicago to New York City in one day--something no one else had ever done. This is the story of that daring attempt. Beautifully detailed watercolors dramatize a dangerous journey made by the pilot President Woodrow Wilson called "great." Full-color illustrations.

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