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Wings over Idaho: An Aviation History (Historic Idaho)
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by Arthur Hart
Sales Rank: 2187480
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Cover Type: Paperback with 175 pages
Published by: Caxton Press November 1991
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 096312580X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0963125804
Book Dimensions:
10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Reader Reviews
There are few more significant areas of historical study for twentieth century America than the development of aviation. For residents of the western part of the United States aviation was an especially significant engine of change, owing to the unique combination of open spaces, relatively small numbers of population, distances between urban areas, and, a pioneering spirit. "Winqs Over Idaho" is a useful large-format illustrated history chronicling the growth of aviation in one Rocky Mountain state. The author describes in 16 chapters of referenced narrative and 184 photographs the aviation story of Idaho. Beginning with lighter-than-air activities with kites and balloons in the nineteenth century, Arthur A. Hart moves quickly into early air meets in Lewiston and Boise. He expends much effort dealing with barnstorming and daredevils but then moves on to the much more significant air mail activities of the 1920s and 1930s, the first time airplanes undertook practical activities. From there, Hart delineates the development of a wide variety of aviation activities in Idaho. For example, he describes the maturation of a unique cadre of flyers in Idaho during the 1920s, the Mountain pilots--also called bush pilots in other parts of the world--who knew the terrain well and provided aircraft for hire for a variety of business, government, and sporting activities. In many instances inheritors of the legacy of these earlier skilled flyers still provide the only quick linkage to isolated areas in the region. His discussion of the growth of airline service is a welcome addition while still leaving room for additional work. Hart's description of airborne firefighting was useful for its detail about Idaho, while his narrative on coyote hunting from the air was both illuminating and slightly disturbing. His commentary on women aviators and the development of a state infrastructure for aviation are most worthwhile. Arthur Hart finds, quite rightly, that World War II was the truly significant transforming force for aviation in Idaho, just as it was for the rest of the nation. The establishment of civilian pilot training programs at many locations by the Civil Aviation Authority, the creation of military airfields, and the expansion of knowledge about and access to aircraft (to say nothing of the technological developments that made aviation relatively safe and reliable) all combined to fundamentally alter public acceptance and use of airplanes in their daily lives. Hart's chapters on this period are especially valuable in beginning to understand this revolution. Hart has done a creditable job of providing a general description of aviation in the state. While there is much positive that can be said for the book, "Winqs Over Idaho" lacks any analysis and interpretive structure. Hart understands this, and writes in his foreword that his book is only a beginning of inquiry into the subject. He hopes that "others will take up the needed and fascinating task of researching in depth the history of aviation in every Idaho town and region" (p. 6). Aviation in the American West very badly needs the in-depth study Hart recommends.
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