Faith In Australia: Charles Ulm And Australian Aviation
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
In the golden age of aviation, when the skies above the Pacific were vast, uncharted, and merciless, one man dared to conquer them — and in doing so, helped forge the modern identity of a nation. Faith in Australia chronicles the extraordinary life of Charles Ulm, one of Australia's most daring and visionary aviation pioneers, whose relentless ambition drove him to co-pilot the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928 alongside Charles Kingsford Smith aboard the iconic Southern Cross. Ellen Rogers presents a meticulously researched biography that traces Ulm's meteoric rise through the nascent world of commercial aviation in Australia, from his wartime service to his tireless campaign to establish reliable air routes across the continent and beyond. Rogers illustrates not only the triumphs of a man who saw the future of flight with extraordinary clarity, but also the personal sacrifices, institutional battles, and tragic fate that defined his legacy. Her narrative style is precise yet evocative, grounding grand historical moments in the deeply human story of a man perpetually racing against time — and ultimately lost to it, disappearing over the Pacific in 1934. This is an indispensable chronicle for anyone captivated by the audacity of early aviation and the pioneering spirit that shaped Australia's place in the modern world, leaving the reader to wonder what further heights Ulm might have reached had fortune not intervened.
Author: Ellen Rogers
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
In the golden age of aviation, when the skies above the Pacific were vast, uncharted, and merciless, one man dared to conquer them — and in doing so, helped forge the modern identity of a nation. Faith in Australia chronicles the extraordinary life of Charles Ulm, one of Australia's most daring and visionary aviation pioneers, whose relentless ambition drove him to co-pilot the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928 alongside Charles Kingsford Smith aboard the iconic Southern Cross. Ellen Rogers presents a meticulously researched biography that traces Ulm's meteoric rise through the nascent world of commercial aviation in Australia, from his wartime service to his tireless campaign to establish reliable air routes across the continent and beyond. Rogers illustrates not only the triumphs of a man who saw the future of flight with extraordinary clarity, but also the personal sacrifices, institutional battles, and tragic fate that defined his legacy. Her narrative style is precise yet evocative, grounding grand historical moments in the deeply human story of a man perpetually racing against time — and ultimately lost to it, disappearing over the Pacific in 1934. This is an indispensable chronicle for anyone captivated by the audacity of early aviation and the pioneering spirit that shaped Australia's place in the modern world, leaving the reader to wonder what further heights Ulm might have reached had fortune not intervened.