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John Luther Langworthy
Best known for fast-moving early aviation adventures, this American writer helped bring the excitement of the new flying age to young readers. His stories followed daring boys, inventive machines, and the sense that the sky had suddenly become a place for adventure.
5 Audiobooks
The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing; Or, Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics
by John Luther Langworthy
The Aeroplane Boys Flight; Or, A Hydroplane Roundup
by John Luther Langworthy
The Airplane Boys among the Clouds; Or, Young Aviators in a Wreck
by John Luther Langworthy
The Bird Boys' Aeroplane Wonder; Or, Young Aviators on a Cattle Ranch
by John Luther Langworthy
The Bird boys : Or, the young sky pilots' first air voyage
by John Luther Langworthy
About the author
Born in Alabama in 1865, John Luther Langworthy was an American writer and educator. A biographical note on an author page says he graduated from the University of Alabama in 1886 and later taught English, Latin, and history.
He is remembered today mainly for boys' adventure fiction centered on the thrilling new world of flight. Titles listed by Project Gutenberg and library catalogs include The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing, The Aeroplane Boys Flight, The Bird Boys, and The Airplane Boys Among the Clouds.
Langworthy's books capture the optimism of the early 1900s, when airplanes still felt new and full of possibility. For readers who enjoy vintage adventures, his work offers a lively glimpse of how the age of aviation first fired the imagination.