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'Without this history with its thousands of carefully checked facts, much of the information would have been lost forever. Now it will be preserved and posterity will know something of the color of the deeds and of the character of the men who have accomplished this marvellous mechanical advance. These fellows would be forgotten except for the magnificently comprehensive history of Canadian flying written by Frank H. Ellis.' Globe and Mail
This book not only records the significant events of Canadian aviation but also pays tribute to the 'forgotten flyers who flew by guess and by God or with calculating caution – for the sheer love of flying – in the early days.'
The opening chapter recounts the first tentative experiments with that overgrown monster, the flying machine – at this stage, the glider. Next come the Barnstormers, the first professional airmen, trying desperately to wrest a living from the air, pioneering in the field of practical flying as little more than vaudeville performers. These were the days of daring aero-acrobatics and tense and crowded air-meets.
The First World War saw a tremendous advance in technical manoeuvres and in pilot skill; the first aviation school was established in Toronto, where the War Birds learned to fly. An unparallelled boom in aviation followed the war. Public interest had been aroused by the celebrated achievement of Canada's Air Force, and many young men, the restlessness of the war still in them, were obsessed by the itch to fly again.
The dollar-a-minute days marked the beginning of passenger travel and a steady increase in experimental flying, to bear its practical fruit in days to come. The next chapter is one of heroic enterprise – the conquest of the Atlantic and the spanning of the Continent. No less epic is the history of the bush pilots who tamed the Canadian North.
We must be grateful to Mr. Ellis for rescuing from obscurity this important chapter in our history.
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Librería: ! Turtle Creek Books !, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Good. Minor edgewear otherwise a good solid copy. 397 pages, lots of vintage photographs. Nº de ref. del artículo: 094800
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Librería: Benjamin Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good+. 2nd Edition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 023988
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Librería: Olmstead Books, Port Dover, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Second edition. Large paperback with light surface wear, many illustrations with 398 pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 11103
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Librería: Alhambra Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Good +. 398 pp, index, plates. Wraps rubbed and creased, edge and corner wear. Previous owner's info half-title page. Interior o/w unmarked. Spine straight, lightly creased. Nº de ref. del artículo: 024733
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Librería: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condición: Acceptable. Nº de ref. del artículo: FORT726128
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Librería: Hockley Books, Palgrave, ON, Canada
Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Book has slight age related tanning otherwise very good. Large book - may be extra shipping charge. Nº de ref. del artículo: 008315
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Librería: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, ON, Canada
Softcover. Condición: Very Good-. Reprint. 398 pp. Photos, index. Edgewear, corners rubbed. An excellent overview of the events of Canadian aviation. Heavy book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: AER0471
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Librería: Bailey Books, St.Albert, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. Photographs Ilustrador. Interior is clean and appears unread. This first paperback edition published in 1980. Short closed tear to tail of spine, minor shelfwear to show. May require extra postage due to weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: 001009
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Librería: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dustjacket. 4to pp.398. book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 293971
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Librería: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, ON, Canada
Softcover. Condición: Very Good. 398 pp. Photos, index. An excellent overview of the events of Canadian aviation. Heavy book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: AER0217
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