{"product_id":"2026100010657-secondhand-wings-of-gold-how-the-aeroplane-developed-new-guinea","title":"Wings Of Gold: How The Aeroplane Developed New Guinea","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: repr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one of the most remote and rugged corners of the world, the aeroplane did not merely carry passengers — it built a nation. Wings of Gold: How the Aeroplane Developed New Guinea chronicles the extraordinary story of aviation's role in opening up the vast, jungle-cloaked interior of Papua New Guinea, where aircraft became the indispensable lifeline connecting isolated goldfields, mission stations, and scattered communities that no road could ever reach. James Sinclair reconstructs a vivid cast of pioneering aviators, prospectors, and colonial administrators whose audacious flights over cloud-shrouded mountain ranges and crocodile-filled river valleys transformed one of the world's last great frontiers with breathtaking speed and consequence.\n\nSinclair writes with the authority of a historian intimately acquainted with the Pacific region, weaving together meticulous archival research and first-hand accounts to produce a narrative that is as thrilling as it is illuminating. The book stands as a landmark work in Australasian and Pacific history, presenting a compelling argument that the aeroplane was not merely incidental to New Guinea's development but was, in fact, its single most transformative technological force. Rich with period photographs and personal testimonies, this is a definitive account that leaves the reader wondering how the world's most forbidding terrain was tamed — not by roads or railways — but by the daring men who dared to fly above it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50813029810395,"sku":"2026100010657-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2389d40d-7b0f-4b85-8ce8-cd22f0db77d6.png?v=1792371893","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010657-secondhand-wings-of-gold-how-the-aeroplane-developed-new-guinea","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}