{"product_id":"aviation-in-the-adirondacks-images-of-aviation","title":"Aviation in the Adirondacks (Images of Aviation)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aviation in the Adirondacks (Images of Aviation) (Paperback, 128 pages) – Arcadia Publishing, 2024. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSince 1912, when a young man named George Gray landed an open-cockpit biplane on a farmer’s field, aviation has played an important role in communities located throughout the 6 million-acre Adirondack Park. Through a range of historic images and postcards, Aurora Pfafftells the story of pilots who linked communities by air, transported goods and people, and the small towns and airfields that they called home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the novelty of planes landing on skis and daredevil flying circuses to forest fire patrols, exploration of the vast backcountry, and toy deliveries by Santa, airplanes have opened the Adirondack wilderness and made remote communities more easily accessible for tourists and adventurers. Yet this golden age for aviation would not last, for as car travel became easier and more affordable in the mid- to late-20th century, air travel in the Adirondacks would fade in importance and necessity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAurora Pfaff is a writer and editor living and working in New York state’s Adirondack Park. She has a master’s degree in English from Harvard University, but as a child dreamed of becoming an astronaut. She finally took her first flying lesson in 2022. Images used in Aviation in the Adirondacks come from the Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, Historic Saranac Lake, Keene Valley Library, Piseco Lake Historical Society, Saranac Lake Free Library Adirondack Research Room, Town of Webb Historical Association, individuals, and other organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   About the Author   \u003cp\u003eAurora Pfaff is a writer and editor living and working in New York State’s Adirondack Park. She has a master’s degree in English from Harvard University but as a child dreamed of becoming an astronaut. She finally took her first flying lesson in 2022. Images used in Aviation in the Adirondacks come from the Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, Historic Saranac Lake, Keene Valley Library, Piseco Lake Historical Society, Saranac Lake Free Library Adirondack Research Room, Town of Webb Historical Association, individuals, and other organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e                                           ","brand":"Aurora Pfaff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069975253226,"sku":"9781467161541","price":24.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/81IrOdpAKHL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781234986","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/aviation-in-the-adirondacks-images-of-aviation","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}