BOOKS FOR BOYS
By CLAUDE GRAHAME-WHITE AND HARRY HARPER
Heroes of the Air
Illustrated in Colour by CYRUS CUNEO; also from photographs.
This book deals with the labours and exploits of those who have playedan Important part in bringing about the conquest of the air. It notonly contains personal memoirs of the men themselves, but traces theprogress of aerial flight from the early gliders to the aeroplanes ofto-day. The story of the experiments of those who first essayed tofly--the problems that long baffled them and the difficulties theyovercame--together with the accounts of the daring feats of modernaviators, make a stirring narrative, and carry the history of heroismand endurance a stage further forward.
"This will prove a great attraction to a multitude of readers who wishto read of deeds of great daring and very narrow escapes."--_Nation_.
With the Airmen
Illustrated in Colour by CYRUS CUNEO, and with numerous black-and-whiteillustrations and diagrams.
Mr. Grahame-White has not only repeatedly proved his skill and daring asa pilot, but the well-known type of biplane bearing his name shows thathe is in the forefront of designers and constructors. With hispractical and technical knowledge is combined the somewhat rare abilityto impart his knowledge in a form acceptable to boys, as he has alreadyshown in his "Heroes of the Air." This time he has written a vade mecumfor the young aeroplanist, who is conducted to the aerodrome andinitiated into all the mysteries of flying. The structure of theaeroplane, the uses of the different parts, the propulsive mechanism,the steering apparatus, the work at a flying school, the causes ofaccidents, and the future of the aeroplane are all dealt with.
"It is surely one of the most entertaining books on a technical subjectthat have ever appeared, as well as one of the most instructive andcomprehensive."--_Nation_.