- Hardcover: 445 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Co; First Edition edition (August 1983)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0877954658
- ISBN-13: 978-0877954651
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 544 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,419,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Written by the author of "Fate is the Hunter", "The High and the Mighty" and "The Aviator", this is a story of aviation from the first clumsy attempts to glide, to the present. It is also the story of three independent people who are all passionate about flying.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent read.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Gentlemen of Adventure (Hardcover)
In Gentlemen of Adventure, Gann continues his tradition - weaving a "people" story around (one of) his area(s) of expertise - flying. The characters are interesting, the plot is well developed, and I liked it. At one point I thought I had caught Mr. Gann in an historical contradiction. However - yes - Boeing did introduce the pressurized model 307 Stratoliner before Pearl Harbor. It's not his best book, but certainly well worth a read. I preferred "The High and the Mighty" in aviation fiction, and "The Antagonists" and/or "Twilight for the Gods" in his non-flying fiction. A minor (but obtrusive) point: My copy (Arbor House, 1983) suffers considerably from electronic spell-checking as a substitute for proofreading - in which the wrong correctly-spelled word is frequently substituted for a misspelled (or unrecognized) word.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent read.,
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This review is from: Gentlemen of Adventure (Hardcover)
In Gentlemen of Adventure, Gann continues his tradition - weaving a "people" story around (one of) his area(s) of expertise - flying. The characters are interesting, the plot is well developed, and I liked it. At one point I thought I had caught Mr. Gann in an historical contradiction. However - yes - Boeing did introduce the pressurized model 307 Stratoliner before Pearl Harbor. It's not his best book, but certainly well worth a read. I preferred "The High and the Mighty" in aviation fiction, and "The Antagonists" and/or "Twilight for the Gods" in his non-flying fiction. A minor (but obtrusive) point: My copy (Arbor House, 1983) suffers considerably from electronic spell-checking as a substitute for proofreading - in which the wrong correctly-spelled word is frequently substituted for a misspelled (or unrecognized) word. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book on friendships made for a lifetime!,
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This review is from: Gentleman of Adventure (Hardcover)
This book is recommended especially for any reader with aninterest in aviation, but may also have appeal to those who love stories of friendships made for life. Following the characters through their adventures, joy and sorrow will move any reader and touch them perhaps like no other book has. It is a shame that more of this authors books are not readily available and being published still.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good "Adventure" - - -,
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This review is from: Gentlemen of Adventure (Hardcover)
Gann uses real people and places in this exciting story of two men who share the love of flying - one more reckless and wild than the other. Story takes place from nearly the dawn of aviation to the era of the big airlines. Good story line and better characters. A page turner.
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