Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail
Rosenberg, Barry; Macaulay, Catherine
Language: English
Published by William Morrow, 2006
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- Hardcover
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- Title
- Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail
- Author
- Rosenberg, Barry; Macaulay, Catherine
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0060529490
- ISBN 13
- 9780060529499
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Veteran aviation reporter Barry Rosenberg and long-time writer Catherine Macaulay have brilliantly combined the romance and danger of the halcyon days of flight with the dramatic story of these near-mythic men and women.
MAVERICKS OF THE SKY offers an absorbing history of the crucial, first three years of the U.S. Air Mail Service beginning with the inaugural New York-to-Washington D.C. flight in 1918 through 1921 with Jack Knight s desperate against-all-odd night flight on which the future of airmail hinged.
Day after day, they climbed into their flimsy wood and cloth-covered biplanes to move the mail through torrential rain and blinding snowstorms, relying on their wits and instincts to keep them out of trouble. They were constantly driven by Second Assistant Postmaster General Otto Praeger, a tough-talking former newspaperman who pushed the men and machines to the extreme.
One in four of the pilots died during these years. Yet Praeger relentlessly expanded the air mail service westward, and just three years after the first air mail flight, the entire country from New York to San Francisco was connected by air.
The pilots of the U.S. Air Mail were nicknamed "The Suicide Club," and were a brash collection of First World War aces who returned as heroes from Europe looking for a way to continue their obsession with flying. At a time before there were any established air routes and when planes were very much a developing technology, they pushed the limits of flight to the extreme. They were dashing, group-proud, brazen, and resentful of authority.
Their legacy, however, is undeniable: By establishing the first reliable application of powered flight in the face of wide public skepticism, "The Suicide Club" ushered in the era of modern aviation.
Rosenberg and Macaulay s thrilling narrative draws on exhaustive research of new archival material to bring back to life the exploits of the most daring and colorful pilots American pioneers who were true symbols of the Jazz Age and the American spirit. A unique tale of adventure, heroism, and suspense, MAVERICKS OF THE SKY is as irresistibly fascinating as its subject.
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