The Girl Aviators Sky Cruise

Margaret Burnham is the author of several books written in 1911 and 1912 about girl aviators.

"[...] An instant later his sister's expression of dumfounded amazement was mirrored on his own straightforward, good-looking countenance. "Well, as Bud used to say out West, 'if that ain't the beatingest'!" he gasped. "What did you read?" demanded Peggy breathlessly. "Repeat it so that I may be sure my eyes didn't play me a trick." "Not likely, Sis; the letters are big enough. They show up on that red painted barn of a place like a big freckle on a pretty girl's chin." Then he repeated slowly, mimicking a boy reciting a lesson: "The Mortlake Aeroplane Company. Well, wouldn't that jar you?"[...]".

"The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise" by Margaret Burnham is an adventurous novel that features young female aviators on an exciting journey. The story revolves around keywords such as aviation, adventure, friendship, and determination. The girl aviators embark on a thrilling sky cruise that takes them to various places, encountering challenges and forming unbreakable bonds along the way. As they navigate the skies, they showcase courage, resourcefulness, and a passion for flight, inspiring readers with their daring exploits. This novel highlights the importance of teamwork, resilience, and following one's dreams, making it an engaging and empowering read for young audiences interested in aviation and adventure.

Only seven years had passed since the Wright brothers' illustrious maiden flight, providing a fascinating view into the early aviation frenzy. Astonishingly, a teenage girl should be in it. There are various places in the novel when the author makes overt statements about how unfairly girls and women are treated, but these statements are subtly refuted. The author relies on ""feminine"" stereotypes by portraying Peggy as overly sentimental, ""naturally"" adept at nursing skills, and too quick to let her brother take credit for the things she'd done. This is even though Peggy is depicted as a budding suffragette who protests that women and girls should be given the same opportunities and prize money as men and boys in the air races. Despite the author's efforts to portray Peggy as the genuine ""new"" girl, Jess, Peggy's companion, exhibits a more persistent sense of independence.

"It will be another 'sky cruise,' longer and daintier and lovelier!" exclaimed Jess Bancroft, clapping her hands. "Peggy, you're nothing if not original." "Well, there are automobile tours and sailing trips, and driving parties—" "And railroad journeys and mountain tramps—" interrupted Jess, laughing. "Yes, and there are wonderful, long-distance migrations of birds, so why not a cross-country flight of motor butterflies?" "It would be splendid fun," agreed Jess eagerly; "we could take the Golden Butterfly and the Red Dragon and——" "Don't forget that Bess Marshall has a small monoplane, too, now. I guess she would go in with us." "Not a doubt of it. Let's go and find the boys and see what they say to it." "No need to go after them, here they come now." As the golden-haired Peggy spoke, two good-looking youths came round the corner of the old-fashioned house at Sandy Bay, Long Island, where the two young Prescotts made their home with their maiden aunt, Miss Sally Prescott. One of the lads was Roy Prescott, Peggy's brother, and the other was Jimsy Bancroft.

"It will be another 'sky cruise, ' longer and daintier and lovelier!" exclaimed Jess Bancroft, clapping her hands. "Peggy, you're nothing if not original." "Well, there are automobile tours and sailing trips, and driving parties-" "And railroad journeys and mountain tramps-" interrupted Jess, laughing. "Yes, and there are wonderful, long-distance migrations of birds, so why not a cross-country flight of motor butterflies?" "It would be splendid fun," agreed Jess eagerly; "we could take the Golden Butterfly and the Red Dragon and--" "Don't forget that Bess Marshall has a small monoplane, too, now. I guess she would go in with us." "Not a doubt of it. Let's go and find the boys and see what they say to it." "No need to go after them, here they come now." As the golden-haired Peggy spoke, two good-looking youths came round the corner of the old-fashioned house at Sandy Bay, Long Island, where the two young Prescotts made their home with their maiden aunt, Miss Sally Prescott. One of the lads was Roy Prescott, Peggy's brother, and the other was Jimsy Bancroft.

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