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Springfield Aviation (Illinois) |
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Price: $19.99 |
By: Job Conger |
Citizens of Springfield first witnessed human flight, a balloon ascent, on July 5, 1858. In 1861, the capital city\'s most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, then residing in the White House, authorized the creation of the first U.S. \"air force,\" a balloon to observe Condereate troops. Springfield\'s interface with aviation has been a steady stream of hot-and-cold- running enthusiasm since airplanes began flying from the state fair raetrack infield about 1910. Springfield Aviation chronicles that flow and concludes with photographs from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in early 2008. It presents photographs of memorable airplanes, airships, and prominent aviators from the author\'s extensive collection, augmented by contributors from Springfield Airport Authority, Lincoln Library\'s Sangamon Valley Collection, and many others.
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The Images of Aviation Series is a series of individual books that takes the reader through a comprehensive photographic journey of American aeronautical history beginning in the early 1900s. By the late 1920s worldwide civil aviation was moving from being a public curiosity to a practical means of transport and recreation. World War I was the catalyst for technological advancement. The Golden Age of Aviation saw continued progress leading to aircraft for World War II. The books take the reader through postwar aircraft progression on into the Jet Age. These fascinating books chart the years and decades using a sequence of carefully annotated photographs. Most have not been previously published. Books include factory photos, and provides for a most informative overview. EACH BOOK: 128 pgs, SB, 6.5 x 9.25, 200+ photos. $19.99
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128 pgs, SB, 6.5 x 9.25, 200+ photos |
Springfield Aviation (Illinois) |
ISBN Number: 978-0-7385-6159-2
Item Number: 1359
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