Reviews
"In this marvel of a tale, Sam Howe Verhovek reveals the most astounding miracle in modern life, and it's been hiding in plain sight. Forget computers and television, Facebook and Google. The Jet Age has shrunk our planet, brought us together, obliterated borders and changed virtually every aspect of life on earth. At its heart is the gripping story of two extraordinary, larger-than-life men whose race to unlock the secret of jet travel transformed our world." -William Broyles, Jr., former editor-in-chief, Texas Monthlyand Newsweek, screenwriter, Cast Awayand Apollo 13 "Jet Agetells a splendid, gripping tale, full of drama, mystery, fabulous characters, and the specific textures of an era when people dressed up to get on a plane, jets tore apart in midair, airlines hired 'stewardesses' to make passengers feel it was safe to fly, and fancy flights had ashtrays at every seat. It's at the top of my gift-list." -Jean Strouse, author of Morgan, American Financierand Alice James, A Biography "I have spent years interviewing astronauts and heard some hair-raising stories. But Tex Johnston, the swaggering Boeing test pilot I met in Sam Verhovek's Jet Age, pushes the Right Stuffmeter to the edge of the envelope. Tex alone is reason enough to read this terrific book." -Al Reinert, director of For All Mankind "Verhovek has accomplished the near-impossible in making modern airline travel the subject of a vivid detective story. Anyone who has ever stepped onto an airplane will be interested in this tale." -James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly, "In this marvel of a tale, Sam Howe Verhovek reveals the most astounding miracle in modern life, and it's been hiding in plain sight. Forget computers and television, Facebook and Google. The Jet Age has shrunk our planet, brought us together, obliterated borders and changed virtually every aspect of life on earth. At its heart is the gripping story of two extraordinary, larger-than-life men whose race to unlock the secret of jet travel transformed our world." -William Broyles, Jr., former editor-in-chief, Texas Monthly and Newsweek , screenwriter, Cast Away and Apollo 13 " Jet Age tells a splendid, gripping tale, full of drama, mystery, fabulous characters, and the specific textures of an era when people dressed up to get on a plane, jets tore apart in midair, airlines hired 'stewardesses' to make passengers feel it was safe to fly, and fancy flights had ashtrays at every seat. It's at the top of my gift-list." -Jean Strouse, author of Morgan, American Financier and Alice James, A Biography "I have spent years interviewing astronauts and heard some hair-raising stories. But Tex Johnston, the swaggering Boeing test pilot I met in Sam Verhovek's Jet Age , pushes the Right Stuff meter to the edge of the envelope. Tex alone is reason enough to read this terrific book." -Al Reinert, director of For All Mankind "Verhovek has accomplished the near-impossible in making modern airline travel the subject of a vivid detective story. Anyone who has ever stepped onto an airplane will be interested in this tale." -James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly, "Verhovek has accomplished the near-impossible in making modern airline travel the subject of a vivid detective story. Anyone who has ever stepped onto an airplane will be interested in this tale." -James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly
