Download or read book MAGNIFICENT MOISANTS written by RICH DORIS L. and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1998-10-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the most flamboyant of aviation's pioneers was the Moisant family. Mathilde Moisant was one of the earliest of licensed women pilots. Amelia Earhart biographer Doris L. Rich draws on family interviews and long buried records to revive the Moisants' many adventures both in the air and on the ground. 13 photos.