Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez ISBN13: 9781073527076

ISBN13: 9781073527076

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Dawson's study shows how the decisions and attitudes of the army commanders were crucial to both the Republican and Democratic parties and how neither side could act confidently without knowing first how the generals would respond to their actions

Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez ISBN13: 9781073527076It was the pilots of the U. S. Air Mail service who made it possible for flight to evolve from an impractical and deadly fad to today's worldwide network of airlines. Nicknamed The Suicide Club, this small but daring cadre of pilots took a fleet of flimsy World War I Jenny Biplanes and blazed a trail of sky routes across the country. In the midst of the Jazz Age, they were dashing, group proud, brazen, and resentful of authority. They were also loyal,