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A Passion for Speed - The Daring Life of Mildred, The Honourable Mrs Victor Bruce (Paperback)
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A Passion for Speed - The Daring Life of Mildred, The Honourable Mrs Victor Bruce (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 950
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The Honourable Mrs Victor Bruce: record-breaking racing motorist;
speedboat racer; pioneering aviator and businesswoman - remarkable
achievements for a woman of the 1920s and '30s. Mildred Bruce
enjoyed a privileged background that allowed her to search for
thrills beyond the bounds of most female contemporaries. She raced
against the greats at Brooklands, drove 200 miles north of the
Arctic Circle and won the first ladies' prize at the Monte Carlo
Rally. Whilst Amy Johnson was receiving global acclaim for her
flight to Australia, Mildred learned to fly, and a mere eight weeks
later she embarked on a round-the-world flight, becoming the first
person to fly solo from the UK to Japan. Captured by brigands and
feted by the Siamese, Japanese and Americans, she survived several
crashes with body and spirit intact, and became a glittering
aviation celebrity on her return. A thoroughly modern woman, she
pushed similar boundaries in her unconventional love life and later
became Britain's first female airline entrepreneur. This is the
story of a charismatic woman who defied the conventions of her
time, and loved living life in the fast lane.
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