{"product_id":"conquistadors-of-the-sky-a-history-of-aviation-in-latin-america-9780813035093","title":"Conquistadors of the Sky: A History of Aviation in Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An invaluable contribution which ranges from Aztecan myths through the civil and military histories of all Latin American countries down to the current headaches involved in stemming the drug traffic. A book for scholars and buffs alike.\"--\u003ci\u003eAviation History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Especially valuable for readers interested in Latin America and the history of aviation in general.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A highlight reel of first flights, followed by a delineation of Latin America's place in the aviation world.\"--Gary Kuhn, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeralded by Brazilians as the \"Father of Flight,\" Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first of several spectacular flights in his lighter-than-air dirigible in France in 1901, two years before the Wright brothers' first fixed-wing flight in North Carolina. Though they are often overlooked, Santos-Dumont and others in Latin America played a key role in the development of aviation. This generously illustrated book tells their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten to complement the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum's new permanent exhibit, America by Air, \u003ci\u003eConquistadors of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the aviation achievements of twenty-one Latin American nations over the last 100 years--making this chronicle of heroic ventures and epic flights the best reference available on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813035093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Dan Hagedorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52982990667957,"sku":"9780813035093","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780813035093.jpg?v=1787062743","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/conquistadors-of-the-sky-a-history-of-aviation-in-latin-america-9780813035093","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}