Author: Joshua Stoff
Pages: 136
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 9" x 11 3/4"
Item #: BK735
Price: $17.95
Are you the type of person that likes to read interesting books with lots of pictures? If you are then give the Picture History of Early Aviation a try. This excellent pictorial history lavishly chronicles the first aviators and their attempts at aircraft. Joshua Stoff's exciting text and over 300 excellent vintage photographs introduce the early pioneers of flight and their aircraft such as Octave Chanute, Samuel Langley, and of course, Wilbur and Orville Wright. In addition, special sections are devoted to impressive looking but unsuccessful planes, planes that crashed, and those designed to fight battles in air. Filled with fascinating photos brimming with period atmosphere, this book will thrill the legions of readers interested in the history and mechanics of flight and the remarkable achievements of its daring innovators.