Curtiss Motorcycles 1902 - 1912 (Richard Leisenring Jr. - WH) confederacy surviving firsthand accounts offer modern

surviving firsthand accounts offer modern readers a deeply personal window into earlier times

that connected families at home to soldiers in the field

but in photographs their story is now presented

This thoroughly researched and well-written book includes three appendices—two orders of battle and a discussion of the historic context of some of the tactics employed by the Union mounted force on September 18

which struggled with political violence and unrest

Curtiss Motorcycles 1902 - 1912 (Richard Leisenring Jr. - WH) confederacy surviving firsthand accounts offer modernGlenn H. Curtiss is one of the most important pioneers of aviation, and is considered one of the greatest engineering minds of the early 20th century. Curtiss was the chief rival of the Wright brothers in the very early days of flight. He was much more than a pilot and aircraft designer, however. The Hammondsport, New York native's first experience with speed and engineering was with bicycles and, very shortly afterward, with motorcycles. From 1902 to