Sally Smith

Un juez muerto. Un abogado convertido en detectiveCuando el abogado Gabriel Ward sale de sus habitaciones una soleada mañana de mayo de 1901, tiene la mente tan absorta en su último caso —la disputad

Un juez muerto. Un abogado convertido en detective Cuando el abogado Gabriel Ward sale de sus habitaciones una soleada mañana de mayo de 1901, tiene la mente tan absorta en su último caso —la disput

How good that the stories of these adventurous and wonderful women who made extraordinary journeys around the world have now come to light. Dame Joanna LumleyFerdinand Magellan, Francis Drake, Captain Cook the men who went round the world are household names.But what about the women?The Women Who Went Round the World sets the record straight, telling the stories of pioneering women and their extraordinary journeys around the globe. From sleeping with freshly cut heads in Sarawak to travelling through Siberia in the luggage cart of a rickety train, from welcoming an Aboriginal Australian into an eighteenth-century London home to being chased by a jeering mob in rural China, these are the tales of the remarkable women whove been missing from the history books until now.

Lively history of British women aviators. - Daily MailCompelling stories of female pioneers whose soaring ambition achieved firsts in the field of aviation. - Britain MagazineThis lovely book offers a welcome and enjoyable read and provides a timely testament for these unsung pioneers of aviation. - Maggie Appleton MBE, Chief Executive Officer, RAF MuseumA real celebration of the women who defied tradition and followed their dreams into the sky. Readable and entertaining, this book is a worthy tribute to Britains woman aviation pioneers. - Sharon Nicholson FRAeS, Chairwoman of the British Women Pilots AssociationJust eighteen months after two Frenchmen made the worlds first ever flight, a fearless British woman hopped into a flimsy balloon and flew across the London sky for nearly an hour. Since then, many other remarkable British women have decided to defy traditional society and follow their dreams to get into the sky.For the first time, Magnificent Women and Flying Machines tells the stories of the pioneers who achieved real firsts in various forms of aviation: in ballooning, parachuting, gliding, airships and fixed-wing flight right up to a trip to the International Space Station! Full of entertaining adventure, here at last is a proper record of Britains wonderful women of the air.