In 'Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator; Or, In the Clouds for Fame and Fortune' by Roy Rockwood, readers are immersed in a thrilling tale of adventure and aviation

Setting the stage : technology and the series book -- Birdmen and boys, 1905-1915 -- Aces and combat : World War I and after, 1915-1935 -- Interlude : Charles A

One of a series of children's adventure stories by Allen Chapman - the house pseudonym used for a number of books for young people published since 1905.

Joe Matson moves to a new town and longs to pitch for the local nine, though the presence of a near-psychotically jealous ace pitcher slows his trajectory towar