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  • Chasing Icarus

  • The Seventeen Days in 1910 That Forever Changed American Aviation
  • Written by: Gavin Mortimer
  • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
  • Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins

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Chasing Icarus

Written by: Gavin Mortimer
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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Publisher's Summary

In October of 1910, only four years before the outbreak of World War I, nobody knew whether planes, dirigibles, or balloons would prevail. Within a period of 17 days, this question was on prime display, as the dirigible America tried to cross the Atlantic; huge crowds gathered at horse-racing tracks to watch airplanes race around overhead; and ballooning teams from around the world took off from St. Louis in pursuit of the Bennett International Balloon Cup, given to the balloon that traveled the farthest. The dramatic denouement would stun the country and lay the foundation for the air force. In Chasing Icarus, Gavin Mortimer has plumbed original and primary sources to paint a vivid picture of the launching point of flight, and an indelible portrait of the late-Edwardian world about to explode into war.

©2009 Gavin Mortimer (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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  • Categories: History

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