Yeager: An Autobiography
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
On October 14, 1947, a young West Virginia farm boy strapped himself into an experimental rocket plane and shattered the sound barrier, forever changing the course of aviation history — that man was Chuck Yeager, and Yeager: An Autobiography is his extraordinary story, told in his own unvarnished, straight-shooting voice. Co-written with journalist Leo Janos, this memoir chronicles Yeager's meteoric rise from a poor rural upbringing to becoming one of America's most decorated military pilots, a World War II ace who downed five enemy aircraft in a single mission, and ultimately the most celebrated test pilot the world has ever known. Beyond the bravado and breathtaking aerial feats, this autobiography presents a deeply human portrait of ambition, courage, and an almost preternatural coolness under pressure — qualities that Tom Wolfe famously immortalised in The Right Stuff. Yeager's narrative voice is disarmingly candid and utterly devoid of self-aggrandisement, making his remarkable achievements feel all the more astonishing. A defining document of 20th-century American heroism, this book leaves the reader wondering: what does it truly take to fly faster than sound, and walk away smiling?
Author: General Chuck Yeager & Leo Janos
Format: Hardback
Published: 1986, Hutchinson of Australia
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
On October 14, 1947, a young West Virginia farm boy strapped himself into an experimental rocket plane and shattered the sound barrier, forever changing the course of aviation history — that man was Chuck Yeager, and Yeager: An Autobiography is his extraordinary story, told in his own unvarnished, straight-shooting voice. Co-written with journalist Leo Janos, this memoir chronicles Yeager's meteoric rise from a poor rural upbringing to becoming one of America's most decorated military pilots, a World War II ace who downed five enemy aircraft in a single mission, and ultimately the most celebrated test pilot the world has ever known. Beyond the bravado and breathtaking aerial feats, this autobiography presents a deeply human portrait of ambition, courage, and an almost preternatural coolness under pressure — qualities that Tom Wolfe famously immortalised in The Right Stuff. Yeager's narrative voice is disarmingly candid and utterly devoid of self-aggrandisement, making his remarkable achievements feel all the more astonishing. A defining document of 20th-century American heroism, this book leaves the reader wondering: what does it truly take to fly faster than sound, and walk away smiling?