Dan Aldridge Book Signing
The story of the first airplane flight in Georgia has not been told correctly in more than one hundred years. The year given for this flight, 1907, is not correct, the plane identified as the first to fly never got off the ground, and Ben T. Epps, Sr. is incorrectly credited, solely, with achieving this feat. To Lasso the Clouds sets the historical record straight and brings to light the complete, incredible story of the two young men from Athens, Georgia who achieved their dream of flight. Epps and Zumpt A. Huff were described by one newspaper after that first flight as a ”second pair of Wright brothers.” Most surprising of all, this book reveals their flight was the first flight of a monoplane in the United States-a record of which even they were not aware. Dan A. Aldridge, Jr. is a semi-retired business consultant who currently serves as vice president of the Friends of Georgia Libraries. He received a BS degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia and a JD degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. Aldridge resides in Winterville, Georgia.
A Cappella Books will have copies of To Lasso the Clouds available for purchase and signing following the program. This event is presented by the Georgia Center for the Book and is free and open to the public. Proceeds from book sales benefit the Georgia Center for the Book.
If you are unable to attend this event but would still like to read To Lasso the Clouds, CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER A SIGNED COPY.
