About the book
Marie Marvingt (1875-1963) set the world's first women's aviation records, won the only gold medal for outstanding performance in all sports, invented the airplane ambulance, was the first female bomber pilot in history, fought in World War I disguised as a man, took part in the Resistance of World War II, was the first to survive crossing the English Channel in a balloon, worked all her life as a journalist, spent years in North Africa and invented metal skis. Her life story was so unusually rich in exploits and accomplishments that some dismissed it as a hoax.
This biography explores the life of \"the most incredible woman since Joan of Arc\" and investigates the reasons she has been forgotten. Known as the \"fiancee of danger,\" she was the model for the silent film series The Perils of Pauline.
Editions of Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger
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- PDF
- ISBN 9781476634074
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Marie Marvingt (1875-1963) set the world's first women's aviation records, won the only gold medal for outstanding performance in all sports, invented the airplane ambulance, was the first female bomber pilot in history, fought in World War I disguised as a man, took part in the Resistance of World War II, was the first to survive crossing the English Channel in a balloon, worked all her life as a journalist, spent years in North Africa and invented metal skis. Her life story was so unusually rich in exploits and accomplishments that some dismissed it as a hoax.
This biography explores the life of \"the most incredible woman since Joan of Arc\" and investigates the reasons she has been forgotten. Known as the \"fiancee of danger,\" she was the model for the silent film series The Perils of Pauline.
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Marie Marvingt (1875-1963) set the world's first women's aviation records, won the only gold medal for outstanding performance in all sports, invented the airplane ambulance, was the first female bomber pilot in history, fought in World War I disguised as a man, took part in the Resistance of World War II, was the first to survive crossing the English Channel in a balloon, worked all her life as a journalist, spent years in North Africa and invented metal skis. Her life story was so unusually rich in exploits and accomplishments that some dismissed it as a hoax.
This biography explores the life of \"the most incredible woman since Joan of Arc\" and investigates the reasons she has been forgotten. Known as the \"fiancee of danger,\" she was the model for the silent film series The Perils of Pauline.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general
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Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger has 310 page(s)
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Rosalie Maggio
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Marie Marvingt, Fiancee of Danger is available as paperback(ISBN 9781476675503) and pdf(ISBN 9781476634074)
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