Dick Merriwell'S Aëro Dash Winning Above The Clouds

By Burt L Standish and Burt L. Standish

Book Overview

A brisk, sky-high adventure that soars beyond the usual dime novel fare. Dick Merriwell's Aëro Dash Winning Above The Clouds elevates a classic hero into a vivid aeronautical contest of grit, gumption, and good sportsmanship. In this restored edition, Burt L. Standish crafts a compact, breathless tale of aviation athletics and daring heroism episodes set in turn of the century america. The story blends boys aviation fiction with sports adventure fiction, weaving teamwork and fair play into the thrill of high-stakes competition. It's a lively, illustrated adventure for boys that captures the era's fascination with flight, frontier daring, and the pursuit of excellence in the skies. Beyond pure spectacle, the book offers a window into late nineteenth century sensibilities and aspirations, placing Dick Merriwell within a lineage of sports fiction classics and juvenile adventure classics that shaped readers and collectors alike. It rewards casual readers with fast pacing and memorable heroism, while inviting classic-literature lovers to savour a historical relic-authentic, well crafted, and lovingly restored for today's audiences. Selling points: out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions; restored for today's and future generations; more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This isn't merely a reissue but a bridge to a bygone era, inviting new readers to share in the enduring appeal of the Dick Merriwell series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354846874
• ISBN13: 9789354846878
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"