Shutting Down the National Dream: A.V. Roe and the Tragedy of the Avro Arrow Tapa dura - 1988

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. Used - Very Good. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Dust Jacket is Very Good.

Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1988. 320 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs. "In fourteen short, precocious years, from 1946 to 1959, A.V. Roe Canada and its two subsidiaries, Avro Aircraft and Orenda Engines, almost single-handedly set the aviation world on its ear. Their designers and engineers were described by NATO's General Norstad as 'just about the best team anywhere'. By 1958 Avro had designed, and was about to produce, the most sophisticated piece of aviation design and technology the world had ever seen: the Arrow, decades in advance of world competition. Truly, they had redefined the national dream. On Februrary 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, more at home with the cost of prairie grain than the cost of hi-tech aircraft, cancelled the Arrow and, to ensure the annihilation, ordered the immediate scrapping of the six existing planes. (Mysteriously, one of the aircraft may have escaped the cutters' torches, giving rise to the notion of a… Leer más

UsedGood. Book is in good condition and may contain underlining or highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include library labels. May not contain miscellaneous items (toys, dvds, etc). We offer 100% money back guarantee and fast customer support.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 1988. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1988, Fine Hardcover / Near Fine Dustjacket, 320 pages, 6.5" x 10".

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., 1988 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A little shelf wear to book and dust jacket. About six pages have some HIGHLIGHTING and MARKINGS. Otherwise a nice solid book. Index. xiii, 320 pp. .

Scarborough, Ontario: Scarborough, ON: McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing, , 1988. -----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example with some light rubbing to edges, in an attractive Very Good/Very good+ dustjacket with some light rubbing and a short tear at upper rear spine tip ---jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, this copy has been signed by the author to an ex-employee of worked on the ARROW "Feb 1988 For Walter Swirski The words may be mine but the story is yours. Kindest Regards Greig Stewart", ---not often found signed, ---320 pages, b&w photos, ---"The Avro Arrow was Canada's pride and joy, a sophisticated piece of aviation technology that would have, had it gone beyond the prototype stage, set the world of aviation on its ear. Sadly, on February 20, 1959, PM John Diefenbaker cancelled the arrow program and had all six existing planes scrapped. Shutting Down The National Dream by Greig Stewart vividly… Leer más

Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson [0-07-549675-5] [1988], 1st edition. (Hardcover) 320pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Photographs, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. (Military--Canada, A.V. Roe Canada Ltd., Aircraft Industry, Arrow, Avro, Military--Canada, Politics--Canada).

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