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Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication
Front Matter
Foreword
A Note on Speed
CHAPTER 1— “A Modern-Day Lindbergh”
CHAPTER 2 — The Gypsy Caravan
CHAPTER 3 — A Sense of Urgency
CHAPTER 4 — Excitement and Frustration
CHAPTER 5 — An Unusual Heritage
CHAPTER 6 — An Isolated Environment
CHAPTER 7 — “Take Her Up and Try a Spin”
CHAPTER 8 — Change and Challenge
CHAPTER 9 — Manhood and Maturity
CHAPTER 10 — No Penalty for Being Late
CHAPTER 11 — How Dark the Clouds
CHAPTER 12 — A Short Man with Santa Claus Eyebrows
CHAPTER 13 — “Barefoot Boy with Cheek”
CHAPTER 14 — The Need for Speed
CHAPTER 15 — Disaster on the Race Track
CHAPTER 16 — Bright Light Under a Bush
CHAPTER 17 — Light in the Open
CHAPTER 18 — “Fastest Man on Earth”
CHAPTER 19 — “Leaf in a Tempest”
CHAPTER 20 — “Please Come to a Complete Stop”
CHAPTER 21 — End of the Line
CHAPTER 22 — End of an Era
CHAPTER 23 — Secrets in the Cafeteria
CHAPTER 24 — Ullage and Capsules
CHAPTER 25 — Girdles, Brassieres, and Shattered Sinuses
CHAPTER 26 — The Agricultural Approach
CHAPTER 27 — A Tornado Named Stormy
CHAPTER 28 — Wilting Straws in Plaster of Paris
CHAPTER 29 — Eyes Toward Space
CHAPTER 30 — Muting the Cassandras
CHAPTER 31 — Working in a Fish Bowl
CHAPTER 32 — Time for Extraordinary Action
CHAPTER 33 — Circus Day
CHAPTER 34 — A Carnival at Dawn
CHAPTER 35 — Smoke in the Cockpit
CHAPTER 36 — The Reluctant Dragon
CHAPTER 37 — Engulfed in Disappointment
CHAPTER 38 — “She Blew Sky High”
CHAPTER 39 — The Old Pro
CHAPTER 40 — Bad News with the Good
CHAPTER 41 — “You Have a Fire!”
CHAPTER 42 — Minor Miracles
CHAPTER 43 — “The Real Significance”
CHAPTER 44 — “Prophecies of the Next Age”
Chronology
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER
Illustrations
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