My find of the week was at a little bookstore in Watertown, Tennessee.

“We” is an account of his early flying days and of the historic trans-atlantic flight of 1927. For a book that’s been on sale since it’s first publication in July of 1927, this 78 year old book is remarkable. It’s filled with stories of the early days of barnstorming through the creation, engineering and flight of “The Spirit of St. Louis”.

The edition I found was published in 1929 at the thirty-first printing. It’s in remarkable condition. Spine is intact with only marginal cracks. The pages have yellowed a bit with time. Two amazing things stand out are the many great black & white photographs throughout and the price I was able to purchase it for… $20!

This will look great on either my nightstand or in the study of the house Sheila and I are looking at purchasing.

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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Vicki C.
DATE: 11/29/2005 02:44:04 PM
So glad you found the book.

I found the town remarkable as well as the scenery.

keeping the fingers crossed.
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