Michael Parfit | Travel and Cultural Studies

Chasing the Glory by Michael Parfit

Name: Chasing the Glory by Michael Parfit
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SKU: 0020356803
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Chasing the Glory by Michael Parfit

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An Unfiltered 1989 Aviation Travel Memoir of Flying Solo Across America in a Small Plane

Pilot and journalist Michael Parfit documents a year-long, 30,000-mile solo flight across the United States in a single-engine 1956 Cessna. Published in 1989, his account records landing at small-town airstrips from coast to coast, recording a portrait of late-twentieth-century American life.

Parfit's field notes blend flight mechanics and aerial geography with conversations among local mechanics, farmers, and small-town residents, reflecting on community, technology, and national identity from above.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Michael Parfit delivers a unique aerial perspective on American road trips and small-town culture. Recommended for aviation enthusiasts, American travel literature readers, and memoir collectors.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing / Collier Macmillan Publishers

Pages: 353

Format: Hardcover

Publication Date: 1989

ISBN: 9780020356806

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