PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, April 17, 1995:
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  ROSCOE TURNER:
  Aviation's Master Showman

    Carroll V. Glines, foreword by James
    Doolittle.  Smithsonian, $29.95 (368p)
    ISBN 1-56098-456-2

  Of all the barnstorming pilots of the 1920s, Turner (1895-1970) was
  the most successful in whipping up enthusiasm for the new phenomenon
  of manned flight.  Early on he adopted as his trademark attire a
  sky-blue tunic, fawn-colored jodhpurs and riding boots; in addition he
  wore an ousize waxed mustache and traveled about with his pet lion,
  Gilmore, whome he had raised from a cub.  But he was flamboyant for a
  purpose: he was not only by barnstorming, mostly through the South in
  the 1920s, but also by winning national and international races in the
  1930s, helping to train pilots during WW II, writing a book, editing a
  magazine, appearing on radio programs and playing a minor role in a
  movie.  A bad money manager, he perpetually sought corporate
  sponsorship, and the combination of his piloting skills and his
  outgoing personality got him that support.  This scrupulously
  researched work by retired Air Force colonel Glines resurrects an
  aerial showman who takes his rightful place in the pantheon of
  20th-century daredevils.  Photos not seen by PW. (MAY)




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