01589cam a2200325 4500 76508776 TxAuBib 20100707120000.0 070521s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007021270 9780061261381 0061261386 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP C#P BWX JP3 AU@ CTI TxAuBib Hardesty, Von, 1939- Black wings : courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history / Von Hardesty. Courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history. Courageous stories of African Americans in aviation and space history. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. x, 180 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. "In association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.". Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-173) and index. Barnstormer Bessie Coleman takes to the air -- Facing the headwinds of prejudice -- Long-distance flying -- In the shadow of war -- Tuskegee Airmen -- At full stride -- Into orbit-joining the astronaut corps. 20100707. African American air pilots Biography. African American astronauts Biography. Air pilots United States Biography. Astronauts United States Biography. National Air and Space Museum.