Published 2009
by University of Oklahoma Press in Norman .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | Daniel L. Rust. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HE9787 .R87 2009 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL16819683M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780806138701 |
| LC Control Number | 2008017960 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 226213197 |
Read a selection from the introduction of "Flying Across America: The Airline Passenger Experience" by Daniel L. Rust. FLIGHT OF PASSAGE was an uneven book in many ways, but it reinforced what I love about these books and it even gave me about 3 more titles to look up! Basically, two boys from New Jersey fly across the country in a Piper Cub to live and/or surpass their dad's flying adventures/5. "Flying Across America: The Airline Passenger Experience"By Daniel L. Rust University of Oklahoma, pages, $ Once upon a time, traveling by air was : J. Lynn Lunsford. U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC () tell-FAA (() ).
Welcome on Flying Across America We are two pilots with a light aircraft and a dream: fly from Daytona Beach, FL to Catalina Island, CA and back. We want to show how aviation creates friendship and solidarity and unites people. Born to Fly is the gripping story of the fearless women pilots who aimed for the skies—and beyond. Just nine years after American women finally got the right to vote, a group of trailblazers soared to new heights in the Air Derby, the first women's air race across the U.S. Follow the incredible lives of legend Amelia Earhart, who has captivated generations; Marvel Cros/5(99). Most important, this book is a tonic for what ails us as a nation, a captivating story of energy and renewal across the land.” —Anne-Marie Slaughter, President & CEO, New America “In the tradition of John Steinbeck and Studs Terkel, the Fallows have crisscrossed the country in search of the extraordinary strength and character of ordinary Reviews: Flying Doctors of America was founded by Allan Gathercoal in with $, a wing and a prayer. We have completed over missions and treated over , of the poorest of poor around the worldand established non-profit, non-sectarian organization.
Not many aviation books provide the reader with genuine experiences of airline passengers. Daniel Rust’s Flying Across America, however, manages to do so by relating the journeys of passengers throughout almost a century of commercial aviation in the United States. The author surveys this mode of transportation from the early days when the. Yessian Music has taken flight yet again this time over America, in its latest installation in Shenzhen, China via Super 78 and directed by Brent Young. Mu. An illustrated history of the air travel industry. Flying Across America By Daniel L. Rust Hardcover, pages ($45) It’s hard to remember (or for some to even imagine), but flying was once an elegant, elitist luxury. Walking along felt like a post-apocalyptic movie about a ragtag group of survivors living in an abandoned airport terminal, surviving on a diet of rationed Smart Water, self-help books and Pringles.
