Tailwinds: Adventures of a Young Aviator

by Dan Poynter

Overview

Rusty Martin is born to an aviation family and grows up in Casselberry, Florida, in the 1930s. He is an entrepreneur and a self-starter who loves to fly. Rusty is 12 at the outbreak of WW-II. Flying takes the young man to many fascinating events of the time.

You will discover:
* Many significant events in 1939 through 1943.
* The stories behind the stories.
* What aviation was like in the 30s & 40s.
* How young people can start and prosper in a business.
* An inspirational story that could have happened.

This is a work of historical fiction and it is a new type of fiction: it is illustrated.

Most of the places, events, and people are real. Much of the dialogue is presumed. The main character is fictional—but he could be real.

This book describes an interesting time and celebrates the people who lived it.

Fascinating, inspirational, educational, and a great read. You will love following Rusty's adventures.

This ebook is a multimedia presentation. Employing maps, photographs, videos, audios, and written references, this enhanced ebook tells a story in a way that a print book cannot.

Read this novel on a device connected to the Internet to take full advantage of this enhanced ebook's capabilities.

Readers may find some of the incidents described difficult to believe. The references testify to the ebook's factual accuracy.

Most of the photographs and videos in this book are in black and white. That is because they are circa 1940. I have done my best to be faithful to history—to show and describe events and places as they were.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045040730
Publisher:	Dan Poynter
Publication date:	10/22/2012
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Dan Poynter is a pioneer in book writing, producing and promoting. His New Book Model or "Simultaneous Publishing" is revolutionizing the book industry and information dissemination.

He is a frequent speaker, successful publisher and renowned book publishing consultant, who has a unique, pioneering approach to marketing books—which he so generously shares.

Since 1969, Dan Poynter has written and published more than 100 books including Writing Nonfiction, The Self-Publishing Manual, The Skydiver's Handbook and The Expert Witness Handbook. He has also created more than 50 reports, nine audio CDs, four video programs, a dozen eBooks and more than 500 magazine articles. He is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).

Dan is an author and he is a publisher who has experienced every phase of the book publishing process. He has sold his manuscripts to other publishers, he has published other authors, he has published his own books and his books have been translated and published in seven other countries.

Dan does not just work in the book publishing business, he studies the book publishing business. He doesn't just talk about book promotion, he teaches book promotion.

He is an evangelist for books, an ombudsman for authors, an advocate for publishers and the godfather to thousands of successfully-published books.
Dan Poynter's seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal, and his story has been told in U.S. News & World Report. The media comes to Dan because he is the leading authority on book publishing.

A well-known aviation speaker, Dan is a licensed pilot, a skydiver with all the ratings and a Master Parachute Rigger.

He has served as vice-president of the Publishers Marketing Association as well as president of the Parachute Industry Association, chairman of the board of the US Parachute Association and president of the international hang gliding commis¬sion.

Often described as "Mr. Publishing," Dan Poynter shows publishers how to sell more books using some surprisingly simple marketing concepts. No one gives away more help, advice and expertise than Dan Poynter. He is a caring, sharing publisher who is dedicated to putting more than just something back into the system.

Dan shows people how to make a difference while making a living by coaching them on the writing, publishing and promoting of their book. He has turn...