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Quest for flight : John J. Montgomery and the dawn of aviation in the West

Title: Quest for flight : John J. Montgomery and the dawn of aviation in the West / by Craig S. Harwood and Gary B. Fogel.
Author: Harwood, Craig S.
Publication: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2012.

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Additional Authors

Fogel, Gary, 1968-

Description

xiii, 241 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subjects

Montgomery, John J (John Joseph), 1858-1911
Aeronautics > United States > Biography
Aeronautics > United States > History
Inventors > California > Biography
Air pilots > California > Biography
Aeronautics > California > History
Gliders (Aeronautics) > California > History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-226) and index.

Contents

The Allure of California -- The Earth and Vaulted Sky -- Tutors in the Art of Flying -- Wings over Otay -- The Internal Work of the Wind -- The Path to Recognition -- Chicago : A Forum for the Outsider -- Other Pursuits -- A California Impetus -- A Rude Awakening -- Going Public -- Tragedy -- Wings in Tandem -- Baptism by Fire -- Birds of Prey -- Evergreen.

Call Number

JSE 14-9

ISBN

9780806142647 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2012002919

OCLC

2012002919

Author

Harwood, Craig S.

Title

Quest for flight : John J. Montgomery and the dawn of aviation in the West / by Craig S. Harwood and Gary B. Fogel.

Imprint

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2012.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-226) and index.

Added Author

Fogel, Gary, 1968-

Research Call Number

JSE 14-9

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