THE AIRWAY TO EVERYWHERE: A History of All American Aviation 1937-1953

THE AIRWAY TO EVERYWHERE: A History of All American Aviation 1937-1953

by W. David Lewis
and William F. Trimble

DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 0822935791
Format: medium hardcover with dust jacket
Published: University of Pittsburgh Press 1988, 2nd printing 1989
Size (mm): 160 w x 245 h x 25 d
Pages: 230
SKU: A4/2603/0833/B916

ABOUT
Chronicles the history of All American Aviation of western Pennsylvania, a commercial airline pioneer.

The brainchild of self-styled inventor Dr. Lytle S. Adams and Richard C. du Pont, the company began as an airmail delivery carrier, taking advantage of the Experimental Air Mail Act passed by Congress in 1938. The Airway to Everywhere relates the exciting early days of airmail delivery.

The story of this airline is placed within the context a typical twentieth-century American business pattern-where technological innovation is followed by development and commercial application, followed by government subsidies and corporate takeovers. In that vein, All American Aviation would become Allegheny Airlines, and later, U.S. Air.

Includes monochrome images, fine line illustrations.

CONDITION
Near new with only light shelf wear on dust jacket. Images depict all need to know detail.

REMARKS
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