A Passion for Wings by Robert Wohl

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A Passion for Wings – Aviation and the Western Imagination 1908-1918 by Robert Wohl. Pictures and stories of the earliest flyers published in 1994.

This elegantly written, copiously illustrated book presents the first cultural history of the pioneering phase of aviation. Robert Wohl`s fascinating story describes Wilbur Wright and other colorful early aeronauts, aces such as Baron von Richthofen, and the enthusiastic responses to the implications of aviation by such writers and artists as H. G. Wells, Franz Kafka, Kazimir Malevich, Robert Delaunay, Gabriele D`Annunzio, and Emile Driant.

The paperback is in good condition that measures 8-1/4″ x 10-1/2″ x 1-1/4″ with 320 pages.