He first built a model plane that he put on display, and soon decided to build a larger version. Largely self-taught, he began to read extensively about planes. Rodgers's boyhood experience with kites evolved into an avid interest in flying. That same year he married Rosie Oliver they had four children and were later divorced. At the age of eighteen he applied for employment with the railroad he advanced to locomotive engineer on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe in 1915.

He moved with the family to Keene, Texas, and after a brief education moved to the farm of an uncle near Waco. (Slats) Rodgers, aviation pioneer, was born in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, on March 7, 1889, the son of Charlie and Alice (Russell) Rodgers. A fun and great read, this is also a very scarce book.RODGERS, FLOYD H. After Prohibition ended he formed a crop-dusting business in the Rio Grande Valley. He walked or crawled away from 28 crashes. He occasionally ran guns into Mexico as well. By the early 1920's he was bootlegging liquor in from Mexico. He did barnstorming and stunts at Love Field in Dallas. He built the first plane in Texas, had the first pilots license and was the first to lose his license in Texas. 6' x 8.5' 249 pgs.This is the remarkable story of pioneer Texas aviator Slats Rodgers. 1 - The Uninhibited Story of Slats RodgersTexas Barnstormer - Throttle Jockey - Flying Bootlegger- Demon CropdusterNY Messner 1954. a fine addition to your aviation collection.

book is personally signed by the legendary aviator SLATS ROGERS. there is no damp staining or wrinkles to pages of book. the cover of book has a damp stain as seen in scan. the dust jacket has some edge wear and a damp stain to bottom edge of front of jacket. this is a original 1954 first edition with dust jacket. legendary texas aviator who flew out of dallas love field for some time.

Old Soggy No. 1 by Hart Stilwell