Mavericks of the Sky by Barry RosenbergCatherine Macaulay
Brand: HarperCollins
Product Description
It was the pilots of the U.S. Air Mail service who made it possible for flight to evolve from an impractical and deadly fad to todays worldwide network of airlines. Nicknamed The Suicide Club this small but daring cadre of pilots took a fleet of flimsy World War I Jenny Biplanes and blazed a trail of sky routes across the country. In the midst of the Jazz Age they were dashing groupproud brazen and resentful of authority. They were also loyal determined to prove the skeptics wrong. MAVERICKS OF THE SKY by Barry Rosenburg and Catherine Macaulay is a narrative nonfiction account of the crucial first three years of the air mail service beginning with the inaugural New YorktoWashington D.C. flight in 1918 through 1921 when aviator Jack Knight was the first to fly across the country at night and furthermore through a blizzard. In those early years one out of every four men lost their lives. With the constant threat of weather and mechanical failure and with little instrumentation available aviators relied on their wits and instincts to keep them out of trouble. MAVERICKS OF THE SKY brings these sagas to life and tells the story of the extraordinary lives and rivalries of those who singlehandedly pulled off the great experiment. show more
Condition : New
Author : Barry RosenbergCatherine Macaulay
Weight : 474
Publisher : HarperCollins
Language : English
EAN : 9780060529505
ISBN10 : 0060529504
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20050125
Place of Publication : New York United States
Pagination : 368 Pages
Dimensions : 203 X 135