Shortly after the Wright brothers took to the air; aviation fever gripped Massachusetts. The biggest names in the industry; including Wilbur Wright; Glenn Curtiss; and Claude Graham-White; among others; flew in for the first major air shows; further exciting the people of the Bay State about the potential of manned flight in the realms of military tactics; the expansion of commerce; and even personal transportation. By the 1920s; Massachusetts had become home to the first Naval Air Reserve Base; in Quincy; one of the first Coast Guard Air Stations; in Gloucester; and the Boston Airfield; which would become the largest international airport in New England. Within a few decades; individuals like Edward Lawrence Logan; Frank Otis; Oscar Westover; and Laurence G. Hanscomb would permanently leave their names on the Massachusetts landscape in connection with the airports and airfields still used today.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Razor Sharp WitBy Thomas S. FiskeWith a keen eye for what makes a good story. Keven McQueen uses his ready wit to tell each one with humor. These are sometimes morbid tales but told in such a way that the reader is entertained by them. "Kentucky Book of the Dead" amuses and sometimes fascinates.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Another little gem from K. McQueen.By La Chica BonitaIt takes a consummate master of the written word to make typically unsavory topics such as death by cesspool and olden embalming techniques come across as hilarious and not just plain morbid. Keven Mcqueen is a master. as proven by his latest book. The Kentucky Book of the Dead. Hes got it in spades. Hell waste no time for the reader. offering up concise yet enthralling bits of death and factoids on the mayhem wreaked by the unlucky. uncaring. and just plain not so bright among us. He gives us a lagniappe of amusing tombstone headings as a little gift to the reader. which I consider a fantastic way of ending the book. Also. Kyle McQueens illustrations help spotlight all the humor and pathos. Dont miss out on this one!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. InterestingBy KotiInteresting tidbits about ghosts. hauntings and really all things pertaining to dead people in Kentucky. Even a chapter on the history of embalming and incidents of people being buried alive.This is not your typical ghost hunter book. :)
