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Author Lancaster, John (Journalist), author.

Title The great air race : glory, tragedy, and the dawn of American aviation / John Lancaster.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
2 holds on first copy returned of 1 copy
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3025311~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  797.520973 LAN    AVAILABLE
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Description xviii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary Reclaiming one of the most important moments in American aviation history, this incredible, untold story recounts the transcontinental air race of October 1919, which riveted a nation as the aviators pioneered the first coast-to-coast air route, despite much drama and tragedy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-330) and index.
Subject Airplane racing -- United States -- History.
Transcontinental flights -- United States -- History.
Aeronautics -- United States -- History.
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN 9781631496370 hc.
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