Orville's aviators : outstanding alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916
- Title
- Orville's aviators : outstanding alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916 / John Carver Edwards.
- Published by
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2009.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- v, 189 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "The six pioneers profiled were graduates of the Wright Brothers' School of Aviation, which flourished from 1910 to 1916. These airmen fairly represent their 113 fellow alumni in their love of flying; knowledge of aircraft; a shared dash of sardonic fatalism in an optimistic outlook on life; persistence; and devotion to their instructors and the Wrights"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Contents
- Arthur L. Welsh : the Wrights' peerless salesman of flight -- Howard Gill : Baltimore's privileged birdman -- Arch Freeman : pioneer flying's Man Friday -- Grover Bergdoll : early aviation's loose cannon -- George Gray : flying the resort circuit -- Howard Rinehart : Orville's favorite.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index.