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The differences in personalities,
as noted in the title, are clearly illustrated
by the author. The “Lady” was
the epitome of properness in dress,
manner, and expectations while the
“Barnstormer” pushed his fiancée
into a pool at her engagement party.
He also taxied his airplane across the
railroad tracks to stop the train that
Olive Ann was traveling on in order
to take her off. Olive Ann’s reaction
was, “It was the most romantic thing
that a person could do for me.”
A
pet peeve of mine is non-fiction
books without an index, and
this book falls into that cate -
gory. The only factual error I found
was a statement that the Japanese
purchased Beech 18s before WWII
and used them during the war. They
did not have any Beech 18s but did
license, build, and use 20 single-engine
Beech Staggerwings. Mention was
made of the Beech 18 being shown in
the recent film “Letters from Iwo Jima”
bringing the Japanese Commander
Lt. General Kuribayashi to Iwo Jima.
The film undoubtedly used a Beech 18
because the actual Japanese aircraft
was not available. These are very minor
points compared to the high quality of
the writing, very interesting narrative,
and fine selection of quality photos.
I highly recommend the book not
only to the types of readers mentioned
earlier, but as inspirational reading for
young men and women in this story
about two small town kids from poor
families who succeeded through skill,
courage, and determination. Imagine
starting a new airplane company offering
an expensive model in the heart of
the Great Depression. Imagine being a
woman running a multi-million dollar
aircraft company during wartime
while your husband is hospitalized in
a coma for months, and then running
that company for 30 years after his
death – the only woman to have that
kind of leadership history in the U.S.
This is their story, and I am so glad it
is finally being told, and so well told
at that.
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