
Flying Adventurers
Aviation books were a unique and prolific subgenre of American juvenile literature from the early to mid-20th century, drawing upon the nation''s intensifying interest. The first books of this type, Harry L. Sayler''s series Airship Boys, appeared shortly after the Wright brothers'' first successful flight in 1909. Following Charles Lindbergh''s solo flight across the Atlantic, popular series l...
Aviation books were a unique and prolific subgenre of American juvenile literature from the early to mid-20th century, drawing upon the nation''s intensifying interest. The first books of this type, Harry L. Sayler''s series Airship Boys, appeared shortly after the Wright brothers'' first successful flight in 1909. Following Charles Lindbergh''s solo flight across the Atlantic, popular series l...