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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Carver EdwardsPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.354kg ISBN: 9780786442270ISBN 10: 0786442271 Pages: 195 Publication Date: 30 March 2009 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Arthur L. Welsh: The Wrights’ Peerless Salesman of Flight 2. Howard Gill: Baltimore’s Privileged Birdman 3. Arch Freeman: Pioneer Flying’s Man Friday 4. Grover Bergdoll: Early Aviation’s Loose Cannon 5. George Gray: Flying the Resort Circuit 6. Howard Rinehart: Orville’s Favorite Epilogue Appendix A: Wright Timeline Appendix B: Wright Aircraft Appendix C: Students of the Wright Flying School Bibliography IndexReviewsEdward's research, based on meticulous study of primary sources, marks him as very much an expert on early aviation...will be most valued by serious aviation history buffs --Library Journal; well-illustrated...a good picture of the accomplishments of aviators during this time. Recommended --Choice; interesting...a solid job...well-researched...enlightening...tables are very useful...an outstanding look into the very early years of aviation...detailed research...this book is definitely worth reading for both pleasure and learning --Air Power History; anyone interested in the early era of flight will be pleased with this volume...deals with subject matter that has received scant attention --Aviation History; excellent...interesting...the author has gone to great lengths to make his accounts as complete as possible. There are lots of good flying stories and narrow escapes and the coverage of the subjects' private lives is also thorough. --Aeroplane; fascinating...informed and informative, deftly written and superbly documented...a seminal work of superb scholarship and highly recommended for personal reading lists as well as academic and community library Aviation History reference collections --Midwest Book Review; fills an oft overlooked niche in aviation history with clarity and insight. Edwards' solid research and unpretentious readability satisfy and intrigue. For flight buffs and casual passengers. Orville's Aviators proves a worthwhile read --Phi Kappa Phi FORUM; an enjoyable read that will add to your knowledge of America's pre-war aerial efforts. Recommended --Over the Front: The League of World War One Aviation Historians; follows the lives of six of the 113 graduates of a flying school in Dayton, Ohio, opened by the Wright Brothers in the early days of aviation...[the author is] a skilled practitioner of the art of collective biography --The Wofford Bookshelf; must reading for everyone who loves heroic figures. -- Ralph S. Cooper, Owner/Webmaster, Early Birds of Aviation, Inc. Edward's research, based on meticulous study of primary sources, marks him as very much an expert on early aviation...will be most valued by serious aviation history buffs --<i>Library Journal</i>; well-illustrated...a good picture of the accomplishments of aviators during this time. Recommended --<i>Choice</i>; interesting...a solid job...well-researched...enlightening...tables are very useful...an outstanding look into the very early years of aviation...detailed research...this book is definitely worth reading for both pleasure and learning --<i>Air Power History</i>; anyone interested in the early era of flight will be pleased with this volume...deals with subject matter that has received scant attention --<i>Aviation History</i>; excellent...interesting...the author has gone to great lengths to make his accounts as complete as possible. There are lots of good flying stories and narrow escapes and the coverage of the subjects' private lives is also thorough. --<i>Aeroplane</i>; fascinating...informed and informative, deftly written and superbly documented...a seminal work of superb scholarship and highly recommended for personal reading lists as well as academic and community library Aviation History reference collections --<i>Midwest Book Review</i>; fills an oft overlooked niche in aviation history with clarity and insight. Edwards' solid research and unpretentious readability satisfy and intrigue. For flight buffs and casual passengers. Orville's Aviators proves a worthwhile read --<i>Phi Kappa Phi FORUM</i>; an enjoyable read that will add to your knowledge of America's pre-war aerial efforts. Recommended --<i>Over the Front: The League of World War One Aviation Historians</i>; follows the lives of six of the 113 graduates of a flying school in Dayton, Ohio, opened by the Wright Brothers in the early days of aviation...[the author is] a skilled practitioner of the art of collective biography --<i>The Wofford Bookshelf</i>; must reading for everyone who loves heroic figures. -- Ralph S. Cooper, Owner/Webmaster, Early Birds of Aviation, Inc. Author InformationJohn 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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