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Colonel Cody and the Flying Cathedral
The Adventures of the Cowboy Who Conquered the Sky
Author: Garry Jenkins
Colonel Cody and the Flying Cathedral
$11.99
About This Book
Book Details
Colonel Cody and the Flying Cathedral is the fascinating and bizarre history of Samuel Franklin Cody, who in his early years worked the same cattle trails as Buffalo Bill and played the same Dodge City roulette tables as Wyatt Earp. But later his life took a startling turn. While performing in England, Cody became a passionate kite-builder and flyer, and at the apex of his career, fashioned a vast airplane dubbed "The Flying Cathedral," and with it went on to become the first man to fly in England.
Imprint Publisher
Picador
ISBN
9781466892064
In The News
“A largely-forgotten story carefully reconstructed...meticulous reportage.” —Roberta Bernstein, The New York Times Book Review
“[An] absorbing biography...Garry Jenkins' detailed account...shows why the British were so wild about this wild man...endearing.” —Boston Globe
“A rollicking, consistently surprising biography... Jenkins does a fine job of threading Cody's personal saga into the histories of the Wild West and world aviation, weaving a pleasingly reader-friendly narrative.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Jenkins' fine book is a very readable and entertaining account of a fascinating man and his equally fascinating era.” —Library Journal (starred review)
About the Creators
Colonel Cody and the Flying Cathedral