-- Iowa Takes to the Air --
A Series on Flight in
the Hawkeye State
Volumes 1, 2 & 3
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A Trilogy
By
Ann Holtgren Pellegreno
Award winning books covering
the years 1845 to 2003
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Library sewn bindings, dust
jackets, unpublished photos

This is the Story of
Iowa
Flight
From
Lighter-Than-Air Balloons, to Powered Fixed-Wing Aircraft for
over 150 years.
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IOWA Takes to
the Air – Vol. 1
In 1845, Iowans saw an unmanned balloon ascend over
the corn fields. Thus began the history of flight in the Tall
Corn State. Then there were manned balloons, dirigible airships,
and parachute jumps. The first fixed wing flight was in 1910,
followed by state wide air exhibitions.
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Iowa
Takes To The Air
Volume One 1845-1918
By Ann Holtgren
Pellegreno
6 x 9 Hardcover
288 Pages - 135 Illustrations
ISBN: 978-0935092-01-1
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Early Iowans took
to the air over cornfields and
the open prairie. Stunt flyers risked their lives to show their
air acrobatics. |
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IOWA Takes to the Air – Vol. 2
In the Land of the Rolling Prairie, pilots,
parachutists, and wing walkers entertained thousands of
spectators. Hundreds of people learned to fly in the golden age
of flight, and many planes flow over the Fields of Opportunity
in Iowa.
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Iowa
Takes To The Air
Volume Two 1919-1941
By Ann Holtgren
Pellegreno
6 x 9 Hardcover
336 Pages - 175 Illustrations
ISBN: 978-0935092-02-8
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'From Jennys to
Jets, Iowa shows they held the lead with
aircraft aeronautics, pilots, and plane manufacturers.
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IOWA Takes to the
Air – Vol. 3
Beginning with heroic exploits during World War II,
and aeronautical development, thousands were involved in air
services, manufacturing, and restoration and maintenance of
aircraft. Museums were built to preserve and display the
aviation heritage of the Hawkeye State of Iowa.
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Iowa
Takes To The Air
Volume Three
1942-2003
By Ann Holtgren
Pellegreno
6 x 9 Hardcover
268 Pages - 211 Illustrations
ISBN: 978-0935092-04-2
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First Person
Accounts on
Iowa's Aviation, with
Hundreds of Unpublished Photographs
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