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Title: Wings Over Florida
Condition: New
Author: Lynn M. Homan
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0738501859
EAN: 9780738501857
ISBN: 9780738501857
Publisher: NPI Media Group
Genre: History
Release Date: 01/06/1999
Description: Florida's contribution to aviation history cannot be underestimated. Wings over Florida chronicles the story of flying in the "Sunshine State," from the early pioneers in gliders and balloons, to the recent developments in the space program. The story of Florida in flight is even older than its statehood, with Colonel John Sherburne planning to use balloons as early as 1840 in the Second Seminole War. Not only was the first scheduled passenger airline (the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line) begun in Florida, but it is also home to the world's oldest international airline. Many heroes and heroines of the air came from Florida. Even those who were not Floridians by birth spent time flying in the ideal conditions that Florida provided. Pioneers, such as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Peter Sones, and Jacqueline Cochran, all took to the air over Florida.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 235mm
Item Length: 165mm
Item Width: 13mm
Item Weight: 295g
Book Series: Images of America
Release Year: 1999

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