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The Great Air Race : Death, Glory, and the Dawn of American Aviation  Cover Image Book Book

The Great Air Race : Death, Glory, and the Dawn of American Aviation / by John Lancaster.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781631496370
  • ISBN: 1631496379
  • Physical Description: xviii, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : plates, photographs, map ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-330) and index.
Subject: Airplane racing > United States > 1919 > History.
Transcontinental flights > United States > History.
Aeronautics > United States > History.
Air pilots > United States > Biography.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Cass County.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Harrisonville 797.52 LAN 2023 (Text) 0002206012979 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center 797.52 LAN 2023 (Text) 0002206012987 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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