Mavericks Of The Sky: The First Daring Pilots Of The US Mail

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Drawing on exhaustive research of new archival material, acclaimed aviation reporter Barry Rosenberg and veteran writer Catherine Macaulay bring to life the pioneers who ushered in the era of modern aviation. Mavericks of the Sky is the first history of the crucial first three years of the U.S. Air Mail Service, beginning with the inaugural New York-to-Washington, D.C. flight in 1918.

Nicknamed the Suicide Club, the pilots of the airmail service were a brash collection of World War I aces eager to continue their obsession. Proud, brazen, and resentful of authority, they defied public skepticism and risked their lives to push the limits of flight to the extremean achievement that changed society and made them true symbols of the Jazz Age and the American spirit.

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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. Catherine Macaulay has contributed to many publications over the years. Her work has appeared in magazines ranging from E/The Environment Magazine to the Daily Racing Forum. Coauthors and partners, Rosenberg and Macaulay have shared their lives with a retinue of cats, dogs, and horses for the past two decades. Currently, they divide their time between Westchester, New York, and Calabasas, California.