Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle
Brace for Impact / Air Canada / and 5 more
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2016
- Category
- History, General, Transportation
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459737228
- Publish Date
- Jul 2016
- List Price
- $46.99
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Description
The Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle presents the high-flying insight of Peter Pigott, in a special collection chronicling the aviators, aircraft, and drama of over a century of Canadian flight. From the Avro Arrow and the Silver Dart to the adventurers and visionaries who pushed Canadian airways to new heights, Pigott covers it all with his trademark breezy style and incredible historical photographs.
Includes
- Brace for Impact: Air Crashes and Aviation Safety
- Air Canada: The History
- Flying Canucks: Famous Canadian Aviators
- Flying Canucks II
- On Canadian Wings: A Century of Flight
- Taming the Skies: A Celebration of Canadian Flight
- Wings Across Canada: An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation
About the author
As the son of an airline employee, Peter Pigott grew up at the edge of airports around the world, including Santa Cruz, Bombay, London and Montreal. He attended the University of Montreal Teacher's College (B.Ed.) and Loyola College in Montreal (B.A.). and then went on to receive a M.A. from the University of Vermont in Burlington USA and a diploma in history at Oxford University in England.
Pigott joined the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs in 1978 and has served at embassies in New York, Hong Kong, Vienna and The Hague. He returned to Ottawa in 1993 and began his writing career, specializing in books about aviation.
Also by Peter Pigott: The Official History of Aviation in Hong Kong, Flying Canucks! Famous Canadian Aviators, Hong Kong Rising: The History of a Remarkable Place, Gateways: Airports of Canada, Flying Colours: Commercial Aviation in Canada, Flying Canucks II: Famous Canadian Aviators
Other titles by
Fire Eaters
The People and Aircraft Combatting Wildfires Over the Last Century
Brace for Impact
Air Crashes and Aviation Safety
Air Canada
The History
From Far and Wide
A History of Canada's Arctic Sovereignty
Sailing Seven Seas
A History of the Canadian Pacific Line
Canada in Sudan
War Without Borders
Canada in Afghanistan
The War So Far
Royal Transport
An Inside Look at The History of British Royal Travel
On Canadian Wings
A Century of Flight
Wingwalkers
The Rise and Fall of Canada's Other Airline