The book, Hubbard: The Forgotten Boeing Aviator chronicles the aeronautical career of Eddie Hubbard accurately and in detail.  Specifically, "Hubbard: The Forgotten Boeing Aviator" reveals how Eddie Hubbard, having spent most of his early life in an orphanage, went on to become a famed aviator and a Boeing Vice-President.  Eddie Hubbard, famed 1920s Pacific Northwest and British Columbia aviator, was also an employee of Boeing Airplane Company and a close friend of his mentor, William E. (Bill) Boeing.  As the author points out, Eddie Hubbard's input into the Boeing Company has, up until this book, never been fully recognized.  As a point of fact, it was Eddie Hubbard that convinced Bill Boeing to bid on the San Francisco to Chicago airmail contract.  Hubbard also suggested to Boeing that they resurrect a 1925 prototype airmail aircraft, the Model 40-B, with an improved metal body.  The Boeing Company went on to build 25 Model 40-Bs for the mail route, which also represented the first commercial mass-produced aircraft for the fledgling company.  As a pilot, Bill Hubbard's accomplishments are many but perhaps nothing sums up his reputation better than Eddie Rickenbacker, America's highest scoring World War I ace, who in the 1920s called him the best aviator in America.  To the author's credit, he has also managed to uncover a number of previously unknown or forgotten facts including: 1) The crash on the Seattle to Victoria air mail route of substitute pilot Gerald Smith; 2) The forced landing of a Curtis Jenny Canuck at Coupeville, Whidbey Island, on May 18, 1919 and 3) The proof that a number of envelopes were flown by Eddie from Seattle to Victoria and from Victoria to Seattle that were previously thought to have traveled by ship.  The major sections of "Hubbard: The Forgotten Boeing Aviator" are as follows: 1) Photo Credits; 2) Acknowledgments; 3) Foreword; 4) Introduction; 5) Chapter 1 - The Early Flying Days; 6) Chapter 2 - North America's First International Air Mail; 7) Chapter 3 - Post-War Years; 8) Chapter 4 - First Air Taxi; 9) Chapter 5 - First Air Mail Victoria-Seattle And Return; 10) Chapter 6 - Honeymoon Pilot; 11) Chapter 7 - First Foreign Aircraft To Visit Victoria; 12) Chapter 8 - Eddie Rickenbacker Compliments Eddie Hubbard; 13) Chapter 9 - The Popular Aerial Taxi; 14) Chapter 10 - San Francisco Aeronautical show; 15) Chapter 11 - Seattle's First Air Field; 16) Chapter 12 - Canadian Crash Inquiry; 17) Chapter 13 - United States First Foreign Air Mail Contract; 18) Chapter 14 - Interesting Passengers; 19) Chapter 15 - Hunting Accident; 20) Chapter 16 - Bank Robbers And Bloodhounds; 21) Chapter 17 - Victoria B-1 Crash; 22) Chapter 18 - Demonstrating Navy Trainers; 23) Chapter 19 - San Francisco - Chicago Mail contract; 24) Chapter 20 - Tributes To A Great Aviator and Airline Builder; 25) Chapter 21 - Hubbard Was Predecessor Of United Air Lines; 26) Chronology; 27) The B-1; 28) CL-4S; 29) Model 40; 30) Model 80; 31) Bibliography; 32) Index; 33) About The Author and 34) Order Form.  In addition to a very informative narrative, "Hubbard: The Forgotten Boeing Aviator" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 177 black and white photographs; 2) 5 black and white illustrations and 3) 1 map.  This book is 229 pages and is in like-new condition.  The author is Jim Brown.  Edition published in 1996.