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Zig-zag-and-swirl : Alfred W. Lawson's title: Quest for Greatness author: Henry, Lyell D. publisher: University of Iowa Press isbn10 | asin: 0877453128 print isbn13: 9780877453123 ebook isbn13: 9781587291081 language: English Lawson, Alfred W.--(Alfred William),- subject -1869-1954, Aircraft industry--United States--Biography. publication date: 1991 lcc: TL540.L35H46 1991eb ddc: 338.7/629133/34092 Lawson, Alfred W.--(Alfred William),- subject: -1869-1954, Aircraft industry--United States--Biography. Page i Zig-Zag-and-Swirl Page ii Page iii Zig-Zag-and-Swirl Alfred W. Lawson's Quest for Greatness by Lyell D. Henry, Jr. University of Iowa Press Iowa City University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 1991 by the University of Iowa All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 1991 Design byvRichard Hendel No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form orvby any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying andvrecording, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed on acid-free paper Frontispiece from Aerial Age Weekly, October 25, 1920 Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data Henry, Lyell D., 1935- Zig-zag-and-swirl: Alfred W. Lawson's quest for greatness/by Lyell D. Henry, Jr.1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87745-312-8 (alk. paper) 1. Lawson, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 18691954. 2. Aircraft industryUnited StatesBiography. I. Title. 540. 35 46 1991 TL L H 338.7'629133'34092dc20 90-49730 [B] CIP Page v CONTENTS Preface vii Prologue: "Yes, Alfred William Lawson is God's great xiii eternal gift to man" Part One: Seedtime of a Self-made Man 1 1. Childhood Days 4 2. The Magic Man of Baseball 19 3. Born Again 39 Part Two: Fanning the Aeronautical Blaze 57 4. Aircraft Industry Builder 60 5. The Columbus of the Air 84 Part Three: From Aviator to Avatar 111 6. The Wizard of Reason and the Origin of Lawsonomy 114 7. The New Emancipator and His Perfect Economic Plan 128 8. The Man of Destiny and the Direct Credits Crusade 143 9. The First Knowledgian and the Upgrading of Humanity 183 Part Four: Utopia in Des Moines 201 10. Toward the Self-perpetuating Social Body 203 11. Alma Mater of the New Species 223 12. Collapsing Equaeverpoise 247 Page vi Part Five: Lawsonian Legacies 279 13. The Last Knowledgians 282 14. Lawson and America 294 Notes and Sources 317 Index 333
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