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Quest for Flight: John J. Montgomery and the Dawn of Aviation in the West Craig S. Harwood
Quest for Flight: John J. Montgomery and the Dawn of Aviation in the West
Craig S. Harwood
Reveals the amazing accomplishments of John J. Montgomery, a prolific inventor who piloted the glider he designed in 1883 in the first controlled flights of a heavier-than-air craft in the Western Hemisphere. Re-examining the history of American aviation, Craig Harwood and Gary Fogel present the story of human efforts to take to the skies.
256 pages, 36 black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 15, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780806164755 |
| Publishers | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 15 mm · 381 g |
| Language | English |