This is a true story, based on life as it was lived by the North Georgia pioneers who came into the mountainous area in 1833 to a land that had long been occupied by the Cherokee and Creek Indians.
It follows the life of Micajah Clark Dyer (1821-1891) and how he came to have a remarkable theory about controlled flight in an aircraft--the name airplane had not yet been coined.
He kept his flying machine secured in his shop away from prying eyes.
The story tells of the roadblocks he encountere.
Turnage Publishing Company, Incorporated Flying off rattlesnake mountain: the amazing story of pioneer inventor-aviator, micajah clark dyer, paperback/sylvia dyer turnage
