The Emergence of Soaring in America: Warren E. Eaton and Aviation in the Interwar Era

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Edward J. Erickson (Marine Corps University, USA) Elise B. Eaton

The Emergence of Soaring in America

Warren E. Eaton and Aviation in the Interwar Era

Edward J. Erickson (Marine Corps University, USA), Elise B. Eaton

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English

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
02 October 2025

History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Military history; Aviation skills & piloting; Aircraft: general interest

The Emergence of Soaring in America: Warren E. Eaton and Aviation in the Interwar Era explores Warren E. Eaton’s legacy and his contribution to the growth of aviation in America during the Interwar era. Edward J. Erickson and Elise B. Eaton construct the book around three seminal events in Warren E. Eaton’s life: marrying Genevieve “Vieve” Jacoby, being a First World War fighter pilot, and becoming enamored with motorless flight or soaring. The authors highlight how the U.S. Army trained its fighter pilots in its advanced flight training program in France during the First World War, provide a local perspective on the rise of small-scale commercial aviation and airports during the Interwar era, explore previously unpublished eye-witness testimony and newly discovered forensics to explain the circumstances surrounding Warren Eaton’s fatal flight over Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida, and present the story behind why, how, and when Warren Eaton’s Falcon came to be on permanent display in the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. Through Eaton’s family history and secondary sources, Erickson and Eaton fill in missing and episodic gaps in Warren E. Eaton’s extant literature and his contributions to sports, military, and commercial aviation history.

By: Edward J. Erickson (Marine Corps University USA), Elise B. Eaton
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781666981865
ISBN 10: 1666981869
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 02 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edward J Erickson is a retired Professor of Military History at the Marine Corps University, USA, and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. Elise B. Eaton is a retired administrator from the City of Burlington in Vermont, USA, and is the granddaughter of Warren E. Eaton.