The huntress

By Alice Arlen

Subjects: Women publishers, Women adventurers, Publishers and publishing, united states, Biography, Women in aeronautics, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Horsemen and horsewomen, Air pilots, biography, Women air pilots, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women journalists, History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Newsday (Hempstead, N.Y.)

Description: "The fascinating biography of the maverick newspaperwoman, equestrian, aviatrix and intrepid adventurer Alicia Patterson, which follows her exceptional exploits through the first half of the 20th century, from her troublemaking days as the middle child of complicated parents to her successes as publisher of the Pulitzer Prize winning Newsday"--