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If people have heard of Wiley Post at all, they've likely heard of him in connection with the 1935 crash of the plane he was piloting with humorist Will Rogers aboard, a crash in which both men were killed. This connection with his famous fellow Oklahoman has earned Post a minor footnote in history, but he deserves more. In his relatively brief career, Post was a real innovator and competitor in the world of aviation. He designed a record-setting high-pressure suit, for example, and, in addition to being a winning air race pilot, he flew around the world in 1931, beating the record established by the Graf Zeppelin airship. The story of this flight, originally published in 1931, was reissued in 1989 as Around the World in Eight Days to favorable reviews (LJ 3/1/90). This is the first biography of Post, and the Sterlings, who have written several books on Will Rogers, have done a careful, serviceable job of describing his upbringing in Texas and Oklahoma, his involvement in oil field work, and his subsequent aviation career. Highly recommended for public libraries in the Southwest and to other libraries where there is interest in aviation history and American biography. Charles V. Cowling, Drake Memorial Lib., Brockport, NY
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