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Barnstormers & Daredevils #ABYHRD0001
 
Barnstormers & Daredevils
Price:
$9.99
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NA
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Used
Genre:
Aviation
Company:
Atheneum Books For Young Readers

The book, Barnstormers & Daredevils reviews the colorful history of barnstorming in America, with many anecdotes about dangerous acrobatics and stunts performed by thrill-seeking exhibition flyers many of whom were ex-military pilots, especially during the 1920s.  "Barnstormers & Daredevils" is the story, in words and photographs of those intrepid aviators who, during the golden era of aviation, purchased surplus military aircraft and vied for the attention of country folks many of whom had never seen an airplane before.  Aviators like Wiley Post, "Slim" Lindbergh, Gladys Ingle and the 13 black cats would arrive over a new town putting on aerial displays to draw a crowd and then would land in the nearest open field.  These barnstormers would, for a price, offer rides to the local folks and would continue to display their flying skills until the crowd's appetite for flying stunts was satiated.  Then it was off to a new town to provide the crowd with the same daring-do acrobatics and stunt flying.  This was an era before flying became commercial and safety regulations ended the freewheeling, free-flying era of the barnstormers and daredevils.  The major sections of "Barnstormers & Daredevils" is as follows: 1) Chapter 1 - A Roar Out Of The Twenties; 2) Chapter 2 - War Surplus Daredevils; 3) Chapter 3 - "Too Nice A Girl To Fight"; 4) Chapter 4 - Cow Pasture Businessmen; 5) Chapter 5 - I Was An Aerial Maniac!; 6) Chapter 6 - "Slim" Lindbergh's Barnstorming Years; 7) Chapter 7 - Air Stunts: Can They Top This?; 8) Chapter 8 - The Rescue Of Rosalie; 9) Chapter 9 Safe And Sane...Except In The Movies; 10) A Popular Bibliography; 11) Notes and 12) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Barnstormers & Daredevils" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 43 black and white photographs and 2) About 9 black and white illustrations.  This book is 88 pages and is in very good condition.  The author is K.C. Tessendorf.  Edition published in 1988.

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