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Notaro, Laurie.
Crossing the horizon / Laurie Notaro.—First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
pages ; cm
1. Elder, Ruth, 1902–1977—Fiction. 2. Boll, Mabel, 1895–1949—Fiction. 3. Mackay, Elsie, 1894–1928—Fiction. 4. Women air pilots—Fiction. 5. United States—History—20th century—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3614.O785H47 2016
813'.6—dc23
2015029984
ISBN 978-1-4516-5940-5
ISBN 978-1-4516-5942-9 (ebook)
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