Barnstormer Jim: and the Golden Age of Aviation

by Al Christman

The barnstormers who introduced the airplane to the nation were the free-spirited stars of a distinctive age that tolerated - even applauded - daring men with a love for flying, a disdain for regulations and an indifference to danger. These early pilots live on in legend and, as here, in history. Jim Christman, known as Flyin' Fool Jim, was a barnstormer who went from pasture to pasture in the 1920s to perform aerial stunts and hop passengers. By...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615617476
• ISBN13: 9780615617473
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Creosote Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"