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Aviator of fortune : Lowell Yerex and the Anglo-American commercial rivalry, 1931-1946 / Erik Benson...

Aviator of fortune : Lowell Yerex and the Anglo-America...

Aviator of fortune : Lowell Yerex and the Anglo-American commercial rivalry, 1931-1946 / Erik Benson...

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Aviator of fortune : Lowell Yerex and the Anglo-American commercial rivalry, 1931-1946 / Erik Benson.

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Full title

Aviator of fortune : Lowell Yerex and the Anglo-American commercial rivalry, 1931-1946 / Erik Benson.

Author / Creator

Publisher

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2006.

Call Numbers

N387.7092/1

Record Identifier

74VKJwRegxll

MMS ID

991022048079702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

p. cm.

Contents

The Kiwi conquistador -- Between two worlds -- The mirage -- The independent agent -- The "American" -- The mongrel.

Publication information

Publisher

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2006.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Texas

Date Published

c2006.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Aviator of Fortune offers a detailed look at the life of Lowell Yerex: his successes and failures. Benson shows him as a tragic hero, influenced by fate and by his own ambitious desires. Today, his remains an important story, one that offers worthwhile reading for historians, aviation enthusiasts, and adventure seekers."--BOOK JACKET....

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Full title

Aviator of fortune : Lowell Yerex and the Anglo-American commercial rivalry, 1931-1946 / Erik Benson.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Centennial of flight ; no. 16.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c2006.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N387.7092/1

Record Identifier

74VKJwRegxll

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJwRegxll

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ISBN

1585445002 (cloth : alk. paper)

9781585445004 (cloth : alk. paper)

DDC

387.7092 B

MMS ID

991022048079702626

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