Gentlemen's Agreement: Newfoundland and the Struggle for Transatlantic Air Supremacy

by Robert C. Stone

The early 1930s were desperate years for Newfoundland, a decade of mass unemployment and looming economic collapse. But it was also a time of great hope for aviation, as aircraft companies raced to build planes that could fly great distances--including across the Atlantic Ocean. No country on either side of the Atlantic wanted to be left behind in the competition for prime landing sites, a situation that placed Newfoundland in the crosshairs for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927099676
• ISBN13: 9781927099674
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Boulder Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"