North Carolina Aviatrix Viola Gentry: The Flying Cashier - Softcover

Bower, Jennifer Bean

9781609496951: North Carolina Aviatrix Viola Gentry: The Flying Cashier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609496957 ISBN 13: 9781609496951

Publisher: The History Press, 2015

Viola Gentry of Rockingham County, North Carolina, learned to fly in 1924 and quickly achieved greater heights. In 1925, the aviatrix took her first solo flight. The following year, she flew under the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, and in 1928, she established the first officially recorded women's solo endurance flight record. She became the first federally licensed female pilot from North Carolina that same year. She was a national celebrity, and her job in a New York restaurant secured her the nickname the "Flying Cashier." Gentry became personal friends with fellow pioneers of aviation Amelia Earhart, Wiley Post and General James "Jimmy" Doolittle. After a near-fatal crash, Gentry focused her efforts on championing aviation for women and preserving its early history. Author Jennifer Bean Bower reveals the life of one of the great women in Tar Heel State history.

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About the Author:

Jennifer Bean Bower is an award-winning writer, native Tar Heel and lifelong resident of Winston-Salem. A passionate student of North Carolina history, Bower seeks to document the lesser-known people, places and events of her states past. She is the author of three books: Animal Adventures in North Carolina; Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem; and Moravians in North Carolina. Stay up to date with her at JenniferBeanBower.com.

Review:

North Carolina Aviatrix Viola Gentry - The Flying Cashier narrates the highs and lows...of this ordinary girl who rose to extraordinary heights...The author has certainly succeeded in presenting the many and varied facets of her life, much of it worthy of admiration...and sympathy. A good collection of photographs...makes this wonderful biography even more valuable. Reviewed by Roy T. James for Readers' Favorite

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