The Chicago Air + Water Show: A History of Wings Above the Waves

by Janet Souter and Gerry Souter

The largest such spectacle in the world, the Chicago Air and Water Show draws over three million people to the lakeshore for a weekend of low-key beach leisure and high-powered entertainment. Gerry and Janet Souter climb into the cockpit (and occasionally lean precariously out of it) to log the extravaganza's fascinating history. Even before the event became a beloved annual tradition half a century ago, visitors to the lakeshore had been treated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540234754
• ISBN13: 9781540234759
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"