Rickenbacker Autobiography 1968 Edward V. Rickenbacker Eastern Airlines Edition with over 458 pages, (autographed)
Here is the long-awaited story of one of the most exciting American heroes of this century. It begins with Captain Rickenbacker's earliest memories as a boy in Columbus, Ohio, and proceeds through a fantastic series of incidents and adventures up to the present time. A legend in his own lifetime, during World War I, he joined up, was sent to France with General Pershing's American Expeditionary Forces and finally worked his way into the Air Service. He battled in the skies with Baron Manfred von Richtofen's Flying Circus, flew the most perilous missions, downed 26 enemy aircraft, became America's Ace of Aces-- earning nineteen decorations for bravery in action and was universally known as "Captain Eddie."
DIMENSIONS: Height: 9.25 inch
Length: 6.25 inch
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