Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine Religion & Spirituality edited by Vivien Newman

edited by Vivien Newman

by Clare Clark

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Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine Religion & Spirituality edited by Vivien NewmanDescription by Heather Lang Hardcover Discover a thrilling moment in history when pioneering aviator Ruth Law attempted to do what no other aviator had done before: fly nonstop from Chicago to New York. On November 19, 1916, at 8: 25 a. m., Ruth Law took off on a flight from Chicago to New York City that aviation experts thought was doomed. Sitting at the controls of her small bi plane, exposed to the elements, Law battled fierce winds and numbing