Frank L. Baum, author of the Oz books, delivers an engaging story for all ages. Orissa Kane works in order to provide for her family. Her mother is blind, while her brother devotes his time to his invention, a flying machine. Everything changes when he brakes his leg and Orissa decides to continue developing the machine. This fascinating and relatable book explores the early days of aviation, and the changing role of women. Frank L. Baum chose to publish this book under the name Edith Van Dime. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Foreword
02:23 - Chapter 2
Orissa
07:57 - Chapter 3
A Disciple of Aviation
14:28 - Chapter 4
The Kane Aircraft
10:08 - Chapter 5
Mr. Burthon is Confidential
13:15 - Chapter 6
Between Man and Man, and a Girl
12:19 - Chapter 7
A Bucking Biplane
08:11 - Chapter 8
Something Wrong
12:01 - Chapter 9
Mr. Burthon’s Proposition
08:30 - Chapter 10
The Other Fellow
05:54 - Chapter 11
A Fresh Start
06:38 - Chapter 12
Orissa Resigns
09:45 - Chapter 13
The Spying of Tot Tyler
10:37 - Chapter 14
Sybil is Critical
10:13 - Chapter 15
The Flying Fever
12:40 - Chapter 16
A Final Test
13:00 - Chapter 17
The Opening Gun
09:43 - Chapter 18
A Curious Accident
05:58 - Chapter 19
The One to Blame
12:44 - Chapter 20
Planning the Campaign
10:42 - Chapter 21
Uncle and Niece
11:22 - Chapter 22
Mr. H. Chesterton Radley-Todd
12:10 - Chapter 23
The Flying Girl
13:15 - Chapter 24
A Battle in the Air
13:38 - Chapter 25
The Criminal
16:57 - Chapter 26
The Real Heroine
11:18 - Chapter 27
Of Course
14:50