[Rarebooks] FS: MOTOR MEMORIES Inscribed to Eddie Rickenbacker

[Charles Agvent]

LEWIS, Eugene W. (RICKENBACKER, Eddie). MOTOR MEMORIES. A SAGA OF 
WHIRLING GEARS. Detroit: Alved, 1947. First Edition. Illustrated with 
photographs and drawings. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author 
on the front endpaper to an early automobile pioneer: "To Capt. Eddie 
Rickenbacker,/My old friend of early/motor car days/with all good 
wishes/and admiration for/his contribution then/and since to 
higher/principles of living/and working./Eugene Lewis/Detroit/July 26' 
48." Medal of Honor-winning aviator Eddie Rickenbacker served as 
Pershing's staff driver before he became a combat pilot. He first gained 
fame in the formative years of auto racing as a driver. Before owning 
and operating the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he participated in some 
of the first 500-mile races held there finishing in tenth place in 1914. 
Rickenbacker flew a total of 300 combat hours, reportedly more than any 
other U.S. pilot in World War I, and his 26 victories as a pilot 
constituted an American record that stood until World War II. After the 
war, he started an unsuccessful automobile company, but his most lasting 
business endeavor was his lifelong leadership of Eastern Air Lines which 
Rickenbacker transformed from a small airline to a major international 
transportation company. Very Good, without dustwrapper. (#013938)        
$200

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