Flying The Royal Mail: The History Of Australia's Airlines
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the pioneering days of rickety biplanes braving the vast Australian outback to the gleaming jet age of Qantas on the world stage, Flying The Royal Mail: The History of Australia's Airlines chronicles the extraordinary story of how aviation transformed an entire continent. Samuel Brimson presents a sweeping narrative of Australia's airline industry, tracing its origins in the early airmail services that stitched together a sprawling, remote nation, through the rivalries, triumphs, and tragedies that shaped carriers both great and small into the institutions Australians came to rely upon. Brimson's authoritative style combines meticulous historical research with a genuine passion for aviation, bringing to life the bold personalities — visionary entrepreneurs, daredevil pilots, and determined government officials — who collectively built an industry against formidable odds. Rich in archival detail and illustrated throughout, this volume stands as an essential record of a uniquely Australian achievement, one that reshaped the nation's identity and its place in the world. For aviation enthusiasts and historians alike, it poses an irresistible question: just how much of modern Australia was forged not on the ground, but in the air?
Author: Samuel Brimson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the pioneering days of rickety biplanes braving the vast Australian outback to the gleaming jet age of Qantas on the world stage, Flying The Royal Mail: The History of Australia's Airlines chronicles the extraordinary story of how aviation transformed an entire continent. Samuel Brimson presents a sweeping narrative of Australia's airline industry, tracing its origins in the early airmail services that stitched together a sprawling, remote nation, through the rivalries, triumphs, and tragedies that shaped carriers both great and small into the institutions Australians came to rely upon. Brimson's authoritative style combines meticulous historical research with a genuine passion for aviation, bringing to life the bold personalities — visionary entrepreneurs, daredevil pilots, and determined government officials — who collectively built an industry against formidable odds. Rich in archival detail and illustrated throughout, this volume stands as an essential record of a uniquely Australian achievement, one that reshaped the nation's identity and its place in the world. For aviation enthusiasts and historians alike, it poses an irresistible question: just how much of modern Australia was forged not on the ground, but in the air?