AN ANCIENT AIR

Subtitled: A Biography of John Stringfellow of Chard the Victorian Aeronautical Pioneer. A detailed account of an otherwise unsung aeronautical pioneer. Stringfellow (1799-1883) was the first man in the world to demonstrate that engine-powered winged flight was possible. This portrait reveals Stringfellow\'s lifelong devotion to aviation, including evidence that he was entirely responsible for the historic 1848 monoplane. Meticulously researched. Sftbd., 6\' x 8 1-2\', 183 pgs., 33 b&w ill.