Flying Canucks III: Famous Canadian Aviators de Peter Pigott - 2000-01-01

Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2000, Fine Trade Paperback, 246 pages, 6" x 9".

Harbour Publishing. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 1550172247 . Ex-library book but still in very nice condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Interior pages are clean and tight, a small amount of soiling to outer edge of pages. Cover has light scuffing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages; "In the five years since the Flying Canucks series began," says Pigott, "I have never ceased to marvel that everything connected with aviation in Canada took place in the proverbial blink of an eye." It is barely nine decades since Casey Baldwin became the first Canadian to achieve sustained flight, and only seventy-odd years since J. Dalzell McKee and Earl Godfrey made the first flight across Canada. The "flying Canucks" in this volume include some legends of aviation lore, like James Richardson and Gordon McGregor, as well as a few whose exploits are less known, such as the Norwegian-born Bernt Balchen. "Babe" Woollett… Leer más

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to corners; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; The "flying Canucks" in this volume include 12 gravity-defying legends, such as James Richardson and Gordon McGregor, as well as as few whose exploits are less known, such as the Norwegian-born Bernt Balchen. Others include the bush pilots "Babe" Woollett and Aft Schade, and the World War II fighter pilot Donald McDonald, who flew in defence of Ceylon. The aerial achievements of Casey Baldwin and Don Muir serve as bookends of a century of aviation, and embody the unconquerable spirit of every era of flying. Packed with drama and detail, this compendium of Canada's best aviation lore is the third in Peter Pigott's Flying Canucks series.

Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada: Harbour Publishing, 2000. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 246pp., index, notes, ill. Nearly as new, but for library surplus stamp inside rear (not ex-library.).

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.