Description: Focusing on a key period in aviation, "Mavericks of the Sky" tells the long-forgotten story of the crucial first three years of the air mail service through the eyes of the pilots and the hard-boiled, cigar-smoking Texan who risked it all to make it work.
Brief description:
Barry Rosenberg is a longtime journalist specializing in aviation, technology, and issues of national defense. He has written for respected industry publications such as Aviation Week & Space Technology for the past twenty years, and regularly writes reports on issues of peace and security for the Carnegie Corporation of New York and others.
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"A surprisingly exciting history." - Publishers Weekly