“The Great Air Race,” by John Lancaster, recounts the early days of American aviation, when the budding industry struggled to get off the ground (literally) and keep aviators alive.

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Journalist and pilot John Lancaster tells this story in “The Great Air Race,” a compelling book that succeeds by giving this chapter in history its due without overselling its significance.

In "The Great Air Race," John Lancaster tells the story of men who gave their lives so that we might one day have carry-ons and same-day coast-to-coast flights.

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