Publisher's Synopsis
"From the beginnings of human flight, the world of aviation, like so many other professions, has been dominated by men. This makes it all the more extraordinary that two women embarked at virtually the same time to set the same world record. Their objective: To be the first woman to fly solo around the world. Amelia Earhart tried (albeit not "solo" as navigator Fred Noonan was also on board) but didn't succeed. Not even Jackie Cochran, who to this day holds more distance and speed records than any other pilot, had made the attempt. And yet, Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith, among the most important pilots, male or female, ever to "have slipped the surly bonds of Earth," have never received their full measure of fame. It's time to correct that"--.
