The Resource Seized by the sun : the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins, James W. Ure
Seized by the sun : the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins, James W. Ure
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The item Seized by the sun : the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins, James W. Ure represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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The item Seized by the sun : the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins, James W. Ure represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- Presents the life of the American air pilot who overcame a stuttering handicap to become a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II and who disappeared in a flight from Los Angeles in 1944
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 194 p.
- Contents
-
- It's awful having a stutter
- Childhood ups and downs
- Confidence grows
- Traveling abroad
- Finding her footing
- Taking flight
- The WASPs are born
- Welcome to the WASPs
- Basic and advanced training
- Pecos
- On silver wings
- Flying for her country
- Dilemma
- Seized by the sun
- Searching
- Isbn
- 9781613735879
- Label
- Seized by the sun : the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins
- Title
- Seized by the sun
- Title remainder
- the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins
- Statement of responsibility
- James W. Ure
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Presents the life of the American air pilot who overcame a stuttering handicap to become a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II and who disappeared in a flight from Los Angeles in 1944
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1939-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ure, James W.
- Dewey number
- 940.544973092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- 789Y
- Intended audience source
- Childrens Plus, Inc
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Women of action
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Silver, Gertrude Tompkins
- Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
- Air pilots, Military
- Women air pilots
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Label
- Seized by the sun : the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins, James W. Ure
- Bar code
-
- 31223124468886
- 31223124468902
- 31223124468894
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-185) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- It's awful having a stutter -- Childhood ups and downs -- Confidence grows -- Traveling abroad -- Finding her footing -- Taking flight -- The WASPs are born -- Welcome to the WASPs -- Basic and advanced training -- Pecos -- On silver wings -- Flying for her country -- Dilemma -- Seized by the sun -- Searching
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 194 p.
- Isbn
- 9781613735879
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Seized by the sun : the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins, James W. Ure
- Bar code
-
- 31223124468886
- 31223124468902
- 31223124468894
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-185) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- It's awful having a stutter -- Childhood ups and downs -- Confidence grows -- Traveling abroad -- Finding her footing -- Taking flight -- The WASPs are born -- Welcome to the WASPs -- Basic and advanced training -- Pecos -- On silver wings -- Flying for her country -- Dilemma -- Seized by the sun -- Searching
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 194 p.
- Isbn
- 9781613735879
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography
- Silver, Gertrude Tompkins, 1911-1944
- Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) -- Biography
- Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
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