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Enduring courage, ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the Age of Speed, John F. Ross

Label
Enduring courage, ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the Age of Speed, John F. Ross
Language
eng
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Literary text for sound recordings
biography
Main title
Enduring courage
Medium
sound recording
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Oclc number
860754836
Responsibility statement
John F. Ross
Sub title
ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the Age of Speed
Summary
Eddie Rickenbacker was an American archetype: our greatest World War I hero, and the quintessential flying ace. As a boy from the wrong side of the tracks in Columbus, Ohio, Eddie was smitten at the sight of his first automobile. He became a superb mechanic and a leading racecar driver; in wartime, he applied his mechanical skills to airplanes, and broke the class barrier to become a pilot. Eventually, he would become America's best
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