{"product_id":"to-caress-the-air-augustus-herring-and-the-dawn-of-flight-book-one-paperback","title":"To Caress the Air: Augustus Herring and the Dawn of Flight. Book One - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. David Gierke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people accept the view that the Wright brothers \u003cem\u003einvented \u003c\/em\u003ethe airplane. \"Not so \" according to American aviation pioneer Augustus Moore Herring. \"The aeroplane has a good many daddies.\" Herring should know; he was there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Caress the Air\u003c\/em\u003e is a biographical novel based on Herring's 22-year career in aeronautics. The story takes place in the United States during the late 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and early 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e centuries and chronicles Herring's aeronautical achievements, his ordeals, and his triumph over severe adversity. Seldom acknowledged by historians or authors, Herring was nevertheless portrayed by his cutthroat contemporaries as an \"aeronautical hyena\" - a surly character who prowled the boundaries of the flying-machine community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Influenced by the Gilded Age\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eidea that a young man could attain a life of accomplishment and honor through hard work, determination, and courage, Herring soon learned that Horatio Alger's \"rags to riches\" narrative paled in the face of unrelenting rejection. Alger had also suggested that an \u003cem\u003eolder, kindly, and prosperous benefactor\u003c\/em\u003e might be useful in assisting a young man's success. In 1893, at the age of 26, Herring met that person: someone who eventually proved to be his greatest antagonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eTo Caress the Air\u003c\/em\u003e makes use of recently unearthed historical documents and never-before-seen information provided by Herring's heirs. The book's setting is the New York State Supreme Court, Monroe County Courthouse, in Rochester. Herring's story is told through his testimony during the 1921 civil trial, \u003cem\u003eHerring-Curtiss Company v. Glenn H. Curtiss, et al.\u003c\/em\u003e, which provides the platform for flashback scenes that document his dealings with many of the era's aeronautical giants, including Lilienthal, Chanute, Langley, and Curtiss. The novel is rich with accurate technical and biographical details and is accompanied by pertinent footnotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 788\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47485728948477,"sku":"9780999045725","price":53.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Z1NhaE1rUWsvak90Ty9pMWE3d0JNUT09.webp?v=1777704982","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/to-caress-the-air-augustus-herring-and-the-dawn-of-flight-book-one-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}