COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION
FREDERICK, John H. (RICKENBACKER, Eddie)
Price: 150.00 USD
Chicago: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1942. "An interesting, factual and complete study of this young and rapidly growing industry," illustrated with photographs. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to famous pilot Eddie Rickenbacker on the verso of the front endpaper: "To Eddie Rickenbacker/with kindest regards/John H. Frederick." Medal of Honor-winning World War I aviator Eddie Rickenbacker first gained fame in the formative years of auto racing as a driver. Before owning and operating the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he participated in some of the first 500-mile races held there finishing in tenth place in 1914. Rickenbacker flew a total of 300 combat hours, reportedly more than any other U.S. pilot in World War I, and his 26 victories as a pilot constituted an American record that stood until World War II. After the war, he started an unsuccessful automobile company, but his most lasting business endeavor was his lifelong leadership of Eastern Air Lines which Rickenbacker transformed from a small airline to a major international transportation company. First Edition. Near Fine in Fair dustwrapper.
