The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American Aviation

by John Lancaster

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Years before Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris electrified the nation, a group of daredevil pilots, most of them veterans of the World War I, brought aviation to the masses by competing in the sensational transcontinental air race of 1919. The contest awakened Americans to the practical possibilities of flight, yet despite its significance, it has until now been all but forgotten.

In The Great Air Race, journalist and amateur...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1631496379

ISBN13:9781631496370

Release Date:November 2022

Publisher:Liveright Publishing Corporation

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"

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