{"title":"Aviation Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"unusual-airlines-and-airliners-a-photo-journal","title":"Unusual Airlines and Airliners: A Photo Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth Platte Press for R\u0026amp;I Press, softcover, 138 pages, 8.5 x 11. 25 in., 230 color photographs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book has quite a selection of early airlines and airliners including famous, infamous and little-known ones. The first picture is of an Air West F-27 at San Diego in Pacific Airlines paint. The book includes Braniff's Great Pumpkin landing at LAX, Lockheed Electras in various paint schemes plus a couple of photographs of Zia Airlines which lasted a few years flying around New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLongtime railroad historian and South Platte Press author I.E. Quastler turns to his other major transportation interest, airlines, for this fascinating look at the more unique aspects of commercial aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aircraft photographed by the author for this book, starting in 1969, range from commuter airliners at unusual locations to jumbo jets in flight. The topics also range from airlines and services that lasted only a few months, to those of long standing which may be unfamiliar to many readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort essays describe the content and setting of each photograph. This book is being made available to South Platte Press for distribution by R\u0026amp;I Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSome of My Earliest Airline Photographs, pp. 1–26\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEarly and Mid-1970s, pp. 27–56\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Late 1970s, pp. 57–74\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOverseas Adventures, pp. 75–94\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInto the 1980s and 1990s, pp. 95–130\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSome Former Students, pp. 131–134\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIndex, pp. 135–138.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"South Platte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449733050544,"sku":"spp846","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/4351\/2752\/files\/spp846.jpg?v=1780033530"},{"product_id":"steel-rails-and-silver-wings-the-lindbergh-line-to-the-birth-of-twa","title":"Steel Rails and Silver Wings: The Lindbergh Line to the birth of TWA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeekend Chief Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 138 pages., 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., B\u0026amp;W photographs with color ephemera section.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is about the formation of Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc. (forerunner to TWA), the emergence of air travel in the United States, and for a while, the blending of air service with the dominant mode of the time, rail travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore about the airline than the coordinated rail service, this book provides great insight into the early days of passenger aviation. Numerous photographs accompany the text. Most photographs are of the airline's equipment and personnel but also rail accommodations are presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a 6-page color section of ephemera relating to this service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCh. 1. Gestation, p. 2-17\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCh. 2. Shopping List, p. 18-33\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCh. 3. A Period for Planning, p. 34-61\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCh. 4. Takeoff, p. 62-91\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCh. 5. Setback, p. 92-107\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCh. 6. Comes the Revolution, p. 108-119\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEpilogue, p. 120-125\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEphemera, p. 126-131\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIndex, p. 132-133\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePhoto Index, p. 134\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments and Bibliography, p. 135-136\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFleet List, p. 138.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Weekend Chief Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449871364272,"sku":"wec496","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/4351\/2752\/files\/wec496.jpg?v=1780035704"}],"url":"https:\/\/arizonahobbies.com\/collections\/aviation-books.oembed","provider":"Arizona Hobbies LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}