Shutting Down the National Dream: A V Roe and the Tragedy of the AVRO ARROW ---by Greig Stewart (signed to an AVRO Employee )
by Stewart, Greig with a foreword By Jan Zurakowski ( Signed By Author to an AVRO employee)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (see description)/Very Good (see description)
- ISBN 10
- 0075496755
- ISBN 13
- 9780075496755
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Scarborough, Ontario: Scarborough, ON: McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing, , 1988. -----------( 1st printing of the First edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example with some light rubbing to edges, in an attractive Very Good/Very good+ dustjacket with some light rubbing and a short tear at upper rear spine tip ---jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, this copy has been signed by the author to an ex-employee of worked on the ARROW "Feb 1988 For Walter Swirski The words may be mine but the story is yours. Kindest Regards Greig Stewart", ---not often found signed, ---320 pages, b&w photos, ---"The Avro Arrow was Canada's pride and joy, a sophisticated piece of aviation technology that would have, had it gone beyond the prototype stage, set the world of aviation on its ear. Sadly, on February 20, 1959, PM John Diefenbaker cancelled the arrow program and had all six existing planes scrapped. Shutting Down The National Dream by Greig Stewart vividly recounts the dream of A.V. Roe Canada, Avro Aircraft and Orenda Engines that became the dream of millions. Full of charismatic personalities, the unabashed love of a nation, the determination of chief designer Jim Chamberlin and a tragic string of governmental errors, this was a dramatic story that led to heartbreak and disillusionment. In the words of Jan Zurakowski, legendary test pilot: "They can torch an aircraft but they can't destroy hope, aspiration and the majesty of the questing spirit. "---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Very Good (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 6.5w x 9.75h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.
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- Leonard Shoup (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Shutting Down the National Dream: A V Roe and the Tragedy of the AVRO ARROW ---by Greig Stewart (signed to an AVRO Employee )
- Author
- Stewart, Greig with a foreword By Jan Zurakowski ( Signed By Author to an AVRO employee)
- Illustrator
- Photo Cover
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine (see description)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (see description)
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0075496755
- ISBN 13
- 9780075496755
- Publisher
- Scarborough, ON: McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing,
- Place of Publication
- Scarborough, Ontario
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 6.5w x 9.75h Inches
- Keywords
- Avro Arrow, Shutting Down the National Dream: A V Roe and the Tragedy of the AVRO ARROW, Stewart, Greig with A foreword By Jan Zurakowski
- Bookseller catalogs
- CANADIAN HISTORY;
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