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

Description : The incredible, untold story of the men who risked their lives in the first transcontinental air contest 8212 and put American aviation on the map The Great Air Race reclaims one of the most important moments in the history of American aviation: the transcontinental air race of October 1919 that saw scores of pilots compete for the fastest roundtrip time between New York and San Francisco in frail, open cockpit biplanes Riveting the nation, the aviators 8212 most of them veterans of the Great War 8212 pioneered the first coast to coast air route, braving blizzards and driving rain as they landed in fields or at the edges of cliffs Bringing the pilots and the race's impresario, Billy Mitchell, to vivid life, journalist and amateur pilot John Lancaster captures the challenges of flying in that almost prehistoric age 8212 the deafening roar of the engine, the constant fear of mechanical failure, the threat posed by mere rain As he demonstrates, the race, despite much drama and tragedy, was a milestone in the development of commercial aviation The Great Air Race is a captivating story of man and machine, and the debut of a major new popular historian

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

Published on Dec 15, 2022

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"The Great Air Race: Death, Glory, and the Dawn of American Aviation Book synopsis : The incredible, untold story of the men who risked their lives in the first transcontinental air contest 8212 and put American aviation on the map The Great Air Race reclaims one of the most important moments in the history of American aviation: the transcontinental air race of October 1919 that saw scores of pilots compete for the fastest roundtrip time between New York and San Francisco in frail, open cockpit biplanes Riveting the nation, the aviators 8212 most of them veterans of the Great War 8212 pioneered the first coast to coast air route, braving blizzards and driving rain as they landed in fields or at the edges of cliffs Bringing the pilots and the race's impresario, Billy Mitchell, to vivid life, journalist and amateur pilot John Lancaster captures the challenges of flying in that almost prehistoric age 8212 the deafening roar of the engine, the constant fear of mechanical failure, the threat"