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| The Early Years
Aviation Century
Dick & Patterson. This volume is part of a series that covers aviation's remarkable early eras by tracing technological advances and evolving functions through period photographs accompanied by exquisite images of restored aircraft.
Covering the period from 1900 to 1939, this book explores the eternal fascination with flight, the events surrounding the Wright brothers' and other flying pioneers' adventurous first flights, the dramatic development of military aviation brought about by the First World War, and the rise of commercial aviation. You'll also read of the great pioneers including Santos-Dumont, Farman, Bleriot, Caproni, Curtiss, and AV Roe. 240 pages, 157 color and 130 B&W photographs, 9"x 12" hardcover.
Also in the series: The Golden Age (#20973) and World War II (#20974).
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