Crossing the Horizon : A Novel (Hardcover)

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We live in a world where we place a great emphasis on being the first. So much so that as time passes we forget the people that also had ambition and were daring but fell short of their goals. In this historical fiction book, the author tells the story of three remarkable women who competed to be...

from MHanover10

What a wonderful and fascinating story. These women were brave and determined to make history. They are the pioneers of our airline industry. Because of their bravery and some of their deaths, flying over the Atlantic became an everyday occurrence. I learned so much about the first women in aviat...

from LisaTimpf

Although I'm familiar with the name Amelia Earhart, I've never given much thought to whether other women made attempts to cross the Atlantic before her. "Crossing the Horizon" confirms that there were, in fact, other females vying for the same honor. Author Laurie Notaro focusses on three of them...

from Gifford_MacShane

An interesting look at the first women who tried to fly the Atlantic. I was a bit unsettled by the constant jumping back and forth between the fliers

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We live in a world where we place a great emphasis on being the first. So much so that as time passes we forget the people that also had ambition and were daring but fell short of their goals. In this historical fiction book, the author tells the story of three remarkable women who competed to be...