On Glorious Wings: The Best Flying Stories of the Century
Coonts, an "aviation novelist," as his publisher describes him, has compiled 23 stories and excerpts about flying that were written before and during the twentieth century. They include such renowned authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, William Faulkner, Louis L'Amour, John Hersey, James Michener, Joseph Heller, Len Deighton, Ernest K. Gann, Frederick Forsyth, and Coonts himself. Coonts has also written an introduction and notes for each story. The book will be published on the hundredth anniversary of powered flight. With all the hoopla surrounding the Wright Brothers, this book will undoubtedly attract readers.George CohenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an alternateHardcoveredition.