First to Fly: North Carolina and the Beginnings of Aviation

by Thomas C. Parramore

Book Overview

A remarkable story filled with dreamers, inventors, scoundrels, and pioneering pilots, First to Fly recounts North Carolina's significant role in the early history of aviation. Beginning well before... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807826766
• ISBN13: 9780807826768
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

North Carolina - first in flight

Interesting state history of aviation. Brings out small and often bizarre nuggets of history that would be lost in aviation histories of broader scope. Sometimes veers toward state boosterism, but safely steers away without damaging its credibility.