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(More customer reviews)Rescued from an old steamer trunk, the personal notes, drawings, and photos of the Spirit of St. Louis' designer, Donald Hall, paint a portrait of the famous transatlantic flight and a vital friendship between engineer and pilot. It's a time capsule that sets the record straight, painstakingly arranged by Hall's only grandson, Nova. Donald Hall was essential to the flight's success, and in an incredible 60 days, he analyzed and built the legendary plane. Although he was not a glory-seeker like Lindbergh, Hall was an adventurer just the same, hunting out answers by pushing the envelope of technology and thereby attaining the ultimate achievement. In the end, this quiet and gentle man acquiesced to history, but thanks to this engrossing recount, Hall's legacy speaks loudly to future generations.
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Within the cracked and weathered exterior of an old steamer trunk, a family secret was waiting to be discovered. In 1999 Nova Hall, grandson of Donald A. Hall, uncovered a locked World War I era steamer trunk in his family's garage. Found inside was a collection of over 100 never-before-seen photographs, personal correspondence with Charles A. Lindbergh, original documents, design instruments, models, and film footage. Because of these "treasures" archived by Donald A. Hall, we discover the mysterious man behind Lindbergh's historic trans-Atlantic flight to Paris. This book is a visually inspiring story of their teamwork and triumph.Spirit and Creator brings to life, the previously unknown collection of secrets surrounding the creation of this famous airplane. The over-sized horizontal format includes more than one hundred unpublished photographs, personal correspondence with Charles A. Lindbergh, original documents, design instruments, models, and film footage excerpts. Aviation books have focused on the trans-Atlantic flight, but rarely describe the bigger story that is equally as remarkable. Spirit and Creator fills this historical gap. The Spirit of St. Louis was built in San Diego in only sixty-days, a feat that is impossible to recreate today without modern technology.
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