
A thrilling voyage returns. The Air Trust rekindles the pioneership and peril of an age when the sky felt within reach of human daring. This restored edition brings George Allan England's aeronautical adventure to life for today's readers: a brisk, unsentimental tale of airship...


The story of a billionaire, Isaac Flint, who attempts to control the very air people breathe, and the violent consequences of his ambition and greed. In the concluding chapter, Flint is described as one of "the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet."


The story of a billionaire, Isaac Flint, who attempts to control the very air people breathe, and the violent consequences of his ambition and greed. In the concluding chapter, Flint is described as one of "the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet."

1915 Dystopian Science Fiction "All mine, more or less," said he to himself, puffing deep on his cigar."... The millions eat and drink and buy and sell; and I take toll of it-yet it is not enough. I hold them in my hand, yet the hand cannot close, completely. And until it does,...

Sunk far back in the huge leather cushions of his morris chair, old Isaac Flint was thinking, thinking hard. Between narrowed lids, his hard, gray eyes were blinking at the morning sunlight that poured into his private office, high up in the great building he had reared on Wall...

Sunk far back in the huge leather cushions of his morris chair, old Isaac Flint was thinking, thinking hard. Between narrowed lids, his hard, gray eyes were blinking at the morning sunlight that poured into his private office, high up in the great building he had reared on Wall...

A gripping work of dystopian science fiction from early twentieth century American Socialism which explores the logical consequence of unfettered Capitalism taking control of all the earth's natural resources and turning them to elitist profit. In this story, a private corporation...

A gripping work of dystopian science fiction from early twentieth century American Socialism which explores the logical consequence of unfettered Capitalism taking control of all the earth's natural resources and turning them to elitist profit. In this story, a private corporation...



This book is the result of an attempt to carry the monopolistic principle to its logical conclusion. For many years I have entertained the idea that if a monopoly be right in oil, coal, beef, steel or what not, it would also be right in larger ways involving, for example, the...

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This early science fiction novel imagines a future where a wealthy industrialist monopolizes the planet's air supply, turning breathable air into a commodity. The story explores the social and political ramifications of such power, as a group of revolutionaries rises to challenge...

"The Air Trust" by George Allan England is a prescient work of dystopian science fiction exploring the dangers of unchecked corporate power. Set in a future where the very air we breathe is controlled by a powerful monopoly, the novel delves into the social and political consequences...


The Air Trust is a novel written by George A. England. The book is set in the early 20th century and explores the idea of a monopoly in the aviation industry. The story revolves around a group of wealthy and powerful individuals who form the Air Trust, a corporation that controls...


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"The Air Trust" from George Allan England. American writer and explorer (1877-1937).

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