James Norman Hall 
High Adventure (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 
A Narrative of Air Fighting in France

Based on wartime letters published in the
Atlantic magazine, this 1918 volume recounts the author’s World War I experiences as a pilot in the Lafayette Escadrille, the French-American flying corps, and, after American entry into the war, the 94th Pursuit Squadron of the Army Air Service. Hall’s exciting adventures in the “Penguin” aircrafts describe a “learn to fly by trial and error” method, terrifying to say the least.

About the author

James Norman Hall (1887-1951) was an American writer.  He is best known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) and other works co-written with Charles Nordhoff, a fellow veteran.  Hall lived an exciting life—from his exploits as a machine gunner and pilot in World War I to post-war adventures in Tahiti.