{"product_id":"oregon-aviation-a-daring-history-9781467157421","title":"Oregon Aviation: A Daring History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom hot air balloons to home-built aircraft, the people of Oregon pursued every opportunity to explore the skies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1800s, air travel had captured the imagination of the entire nation. From hot air balloons to home-built aircraft, the people of Oregon pursued every opportunity to explore the skies. At the 1905 world's fair exposition, held in Portland, audiences gazed in awe as dirigibles claimed the title of first controlled flight in the state. Soon after, airfields began to dot the countryside. In 1910, Charles Hamilton became the first pilot to fly in Oregon, and by 1926, regular air mail deliveries were commonplace. Daring early aviators like Eugene Ely, Charles Walsh and Silas Christofferson lost their lives but have never been forgotten. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Arthur H. Redman explores Oregon's aviation history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467157421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Arthur H. Redman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44902157877429,"sku":"9781467157421","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0d6c28f5-df3a-4702-92d4-674d2e3c8d72.jpg?v=1733813452","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/oregon-aviation-a-daring-history-9781467157421","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}