{"product_id":"book-1i8h","title":"Wrong Way Corrigan's Wild Ride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Taking flight has never been more fun.\"—Nicholas Day, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unbelievable true story of pilot Douglas Corrigan, who took off from New York to fly to California, but landed in Ireland instead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn July 17, 1938, American pilot Douglas Corrigan took off from New York City’s Floyd Bennett Field for a long-haul trip. He had 320 gallons of gas in a rickety Curtiss Robin airplane and a license to fly cross-country to California. But when he should have turned west for his route across America, Corrigan continued east. The following morning, he landed in Dublin, Ireland. Was it truly a mistake? Or the fulfillment of the dream of flying across the Atlantic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Mara Rockliff traces the improbable and singular story of Corrigan’s flight. From his early days as a pilot and aircraft mechanic—including time building Charles Lindbergh’s \u003ci\u003eSpirit of St. Louis\u003c\/i\u003e—to the media frenzy that surrounded his “accidental” journey, \u003ci\u003eWrong Way Corrigan’s Wild Ride\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced, wildly entertaining account of the golden days of aviation and of the first (and only) pilot to fly across the Atlantic “by mistake.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":68146016158000,"sku":"BD1i8h","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1i8h-Square-cover.webp?v=1792621880","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1i8h","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}