The Pulitzer Air Races: American Aviation and Speed Supremacy, 1920-1925

by Michael Gough

Three years after American raceplanes failed dismally in the most important air race of 1920, a French magazine lamented that American "pilots have broken the records which we, here in France, considered as our own for so long." The Pulitzer Trophy Air Races (1920 through 1925), endowed by the sons of publisher Joseph Pulitzer in his memory, brought about this remarkable turnaround. Pulitzer winning speeds increased from 157 to 249 mph, and Pulitzer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078647100X
• ISBN13: 9780786471003
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher