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Orville's Aviators: Outstanding Alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916
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Orville's Aviators: Outstanding Alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916 Paperback - 2009

by John Carver Edwards


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The six pioneers profiled here were promising graduates of the Wright Brothers' School of Aviation, which flourished in Ohio from 1910 to 1916. These airmen fairly represent their 113 fellow alumni in their all-consuming love of flying. The pilots are Arthur L. Welsh, a Russian immigrant who rose to become Orville Wright's chief instructor; Howard Warfield Gill, heir to an international tea dynasty; Archibald Freeman, whose flour-bag bombing of Boston Harbor won him attention as an early exponent of the supremacy of air power; Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, whose promise as a pilot quickly soured; George A. Gray, whose marriage resulted in an extraordinary husband and wife exhibition team; and Howard Max Rinehart, aerial mercenary, international racing competitor, Wright test pilot, South American explorer, and co-owner of one of America's premier charter services.

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  • Title Orville's Aviators: Outstanding Alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916
  • Author John Carver Edwards
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 195
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Date 2009-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780786442270 / 0786442271
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.5 in (24.89 x 17.53 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Air pilots - United States, Wright Flying School - Alumni and alumnae
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009006340
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Choice, 09/01/2009, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 12/15/2009, Page 115

About the author

John Carver Edwards served as university archivist at the University of Georgia before retiring in 2000 as special projects archivist. He has authored dozens of historical articles, scores of book reviews, and three previous books: Patriots in Pinstripe: Men of the National Security League (1981), Berlin Calling: American Broadcasters in Service to the Third Reich (1991) and Airmen without Portfolio: U.S. Mercenaries in Civil War Spain (1997). He is a book reviewer for Library Journal.
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