Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle: Brace for Impact / Air Canada / and 5 more

Peter Pigott

thg 7 2016 · Dundurn

Giới thiệu về sách điện tử này

The Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle presents the high-flying insight of Peter Pigott, in a special collection chronicling the aviators, aircraft, and drama of over a century of Canadian flight. From the Avro Arrow and the Silver Dart to the adventurers and visionaries who pushed Canadian airways to new heights, Pigott covers it all with his trademark breezy style and incredible historical photographs.

Includes

• Brace for Impact: Air Crashes and Aviation Safety
• Air Canada: The History
• Flying Canucks: Famous Canadian Aviators
• Flying Canucks II
• On Canadian Wings: A Century of Flight
• Taming the Skies: A Celebration of Canadian Flight
• Wings Across Canada: An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation

Giới thiệu tác giả

Peter Pigott was born in England and grew up in India and Canada. After a career in the Department of Foreign Affairs, he became Canada's most prolific aviation author and among his accomplishments are the histories of Air Canada, Trans Canada Airlines and Canadian Airlines. He is the author of From Far and Wide, Sailing Seven Seas, Canada in Sudan, and many more books. He lives in Ottawa.