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The great air race, glory, tragedy, and the dawn of American aviation, John Lancaster

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The great air race, glory, tragedy, and the dawn of American aviation, John Lancaster

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-330) and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great air race

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1349861775

Responsibility statement

John Lancaster

Sub title

glory, tragedy, and the dawn of American aviation

Summary

Reclaiming one of the most important moments in American aviation history, this incredible, untold story recounts the transcontinental air race of October 1919, which riveted a nation as the aviators pioneered the first coast-to-coast air route, despite much drama and tragedy

Table Of Contents

Part I: The air service. The honeymoon special -- Willie -- The Western front -- Aftermath -- The flying parson -- Praeger -- "The greatest airplane race ever flown" -- Spaatz -- "Sure death if motor stops on the takeoff" -- Part II: The reliability test. "Interesting happenings" -- No parachutes -- "God's given children" -- "Snow hurricane" -- Rain -- Time and space -- Hungry hogs and a telegraph pole -- Spaatz vs. Kiel -- Salduro -- Hello Frisco! -- Roosevelt Field -- Part III: Triumph. Donaldson and Hartney -- "The man of a hundred wounds" -- Homeward bound -- A telegram from Omaha -- Buffalo -- The mechanic -- Victory -- Flying blind -- Three horses -- Part IV: Foundation. A sour parting -- The Woodrow Wilson Airway -- Epilogue -- 2019

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Glory, tragedy, and the dawn of American aviation

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