Art Smith
Pioneer Aviator
$85.22
- Paperback
220 pages
- Release Date
16 July 2003
Summary
In 1910, pioneer aviator Art Smith was as celebrated as any movie star might be today. He thrilled audiences with his barnstorming feats, doing dives, ““death spirals,”” sky writing and ““loop-de-loops,”” and night flights using phosphorus fireworks. He was a consummate showman and had he not died in 1926, his name probably would be familiar to most Americans. He glamorized and popularized aviation while testing the boundaries of aeronautical principles. As a young man he longed to fly before…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780786416462 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0786416467 |
| Author: | Rachel Sherwood Roberts |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Imprint: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 220 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2003 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 178mm x 259mm |
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Critics Review
“important…though Smith’s achievements have been dimmed by time and diminished by subsequent aviation advances, in his day, Arthur Roy Smith was adored and admired…arguably, the first celebrity aviator”-The Journal Gazette; “a trail-blazing aviator who achieved global success…his astonishing aeronautical feats inspired generations of aviators-even Lindbergh”-The Evening Star; “barnstorming pilot and showman extraordinaire…he gained the kind of fame later claimed by movie stars and inspired many to follow him into the sky”-The Richmond Alumni Magazine; “thrilled audiences with his death-defying aerial feats…he glamorized and popularized aviation”-The Furman Alumni Magazine.
About The Author
Rachel Sherwood Roberts
Rachel Sherwood Roberts also wrote Crisis at Pemberton Dike in 1984 and Auburn Is A Dancing Lady in 1999. Her work has appeared in regional and national publications. For fifteen years, Roberts wrote the “View and Review” column for the Evening Star in Auburn, Indiana. She has written a number of cover stories for Traces of Indiana including one about Art Smith (fall, 1998). Roberts lives in Auburn.
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