The Age of the AviatorTHE AGE OF THE AVIATOR is the story of a unique period in history. It was a time when no one was yet certain of the potential of flight and when the task of testing its limits fell to a handful of eccentric and ingenious daredevils. This sweeping novel describes the century-long life of one such adventurer: someone who loved danger more than safety; a man of common origins who rose to uncommon heights and lifted up a generation of people with him. |
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Indhold
The Boy from Woodvale | 1 |
A Daredevils Advice | 9 |
The Flying Flivver | 21 |
In Search of a Doctor | 27 |
Kid | 36 |
Snow Derby | 51 |
Barn Burning | 58 |
Flying Miss Peace | 66 |
Twenty Dollars a Ride | 208 |
Kids Flying Circus | 217 |
Bragging for the Girls | 227 |
A Moth Conquers Greenland | 233 |
Around the World Solo | 241 |
Closing Out the Loop | 246 |
Hollywood | 252 |
Fire and Air | 270 |
Crashing and Courting | 79 |
Private Harrison | 87 |
The War to End War | 98 |
Ace | 105 |
The Attitude of a Hero | 112 |
The Women of France | 123 |
Slaying the Riding Master | 132 |
Armistice | 141 |
The Savior of America | 151 |
A Motorcycle Journey | 163 |
Bootlegging | 178 |
The Most Honest Dishonest Man | 190 |
Kiss the Weevils Goodbye | 203 |
The Birth of the Airlines | 284 |
Love Politics and War | 296 |
South Pacific Air Force | 312 |
General Harrison | 323 |
Kid Versus the Axis | 332 |
Homecoming | 338 |
Fallen Son | 348 |
Minding the Children | 354 |
Miracles Come from Inside | 366 |
One Last Hurrah | 376 |
Remembering a Hundred Years | 381 |
Epilogue | 387 |
Almindelige termer og sætninger
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | The Age of the Aviator |
| Forfatter | James Crawford |
| Udgiver | Lulu.com, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1411698096, 9781411698093 |
| Længde | 396 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |