Air Travel in 1880: Everyday Flight in the American West
Description | ISBN: 978-1969944208
Air Travel in 1880 is an illustrated alternate history book that imagines a world where flight has already become part of everyday life in the American West, shaped by the materials, systems, and sensibilities of the late 19th century.
Presented as a visual record of a fully realized travel system—from aircraft design to passenger experience—the book explores how people move through this world, where familiar routines unfold in unfamiliar ways, and the extraordinary has quietly become routine.
Designed as a full-color illustrated volume, it offers an immersive look at an alternate past where early aviation reshaped daily life, travel, and the built environment across a rapidly expanding frontier.
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100 pages of full-color illustrated alternate history scenes
A complete air travel system: aircraft, routes, ground operations, and passenger flow
A reimagined American West shaped by early aviation
Detailed illustrations paired with concise narrative captions
Everyday travel scenarios presented through a speculative lens
Visual storytelling grounded in historical materials and design language
A cohesive world where flight is fully integrated into daily life
About the project
This book is part of an ongoing series from Epic Foundry Press exploring alternate histories and imagined worlds through visual storytelling. Each title is presented as a complete artifact—documenting a reality that never existed, but feels fully realized.