SIGNED "Queen BESS: Daredevil Aviator" by Doris L. Rich, African American History. Biography of Bessie Coleman. Hardcover Book and dust jacket in good condition. Former library book, so there is a stamp on one page and a card pocket on the last page. See photos.
"Queen Bess honors the brief but intense life of Bessie Coleman, America's first female aviator of African American and Native American heritage, who defied the strictures of race, sex, and society in pursuit of a dream. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, Coleman became interested in flying at an early age, but with no flight training opportunities for women or people of color in the United States at the time, she traveled to France to get her aviation license. She then returned to the US and launched a thrilling career, with her daring and dangerous barnstorming and flying-circus performances earning her a high-profile reputation and the nickname “Queen Bess.”