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Title: The Powder Puff Derby of 1929: The First All Women's Transcontinental Air Race by Gene Nora Jessen ISBN: 1-57071-769-9 Publisher: Sourcebooks Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Aviation personalities, adventure, travel, and history
Comment: The highlights of The Powder Puff Derby of 1929 were the portrayals of many great personalities, those who flew and those who didn't, both women and men. The author also combines aviation adventure, travel, history and technical details in the context of a great story.

Almost a third of the book is devoted to what the racers did after the 1929 race, and to what other women have done in aviation up to the present day.

The book intermixes numerous photos of the pilots and their airplanes to coincide nicely with the writing.

A few descriptions appear redundantly in more than one chapter and I wonder if some of the conversations actually happened exactly as they are quoted (specific references are not given). However, these are minor quibbles for an inspiring book.

After finishing The Powder Puff Derby, I read Chuck Yeager's autobiography, and it was fascinating to see him portray some of these same women racers as he knew them many years later. Given everything they accomplished, why aren't they more famous today?

Rating: 5
Summary: A must for aviation buffs
Comment: This one is a keeper, and a must for aviation buffs, especially us girls!

Gene Nora has written a facination account of the race. It's well written and packed with interesting facts...these ladies were true pioneers in every sense. A wonderful tribute to those who blazed the trail for those of us who have followed.

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