Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Film-Sleuth Phillip W. Stewart Latest Book Wins Award

Aerial Aces of the Universal Newsreel was awarded First Place in the General Nonfiction Category of The Written Art Awards for 2011.

PMS Press is pleased to announce that Aerial Aces of the Universal Newsreel: A Researcher’s Guide to the Aviation Related Stories Released Nationally by Universal Pictures, 1929 - 1931, won First Place recognition from the 2011 Written Art Awards. This prestigious annual literary award pays tribute to authors who are self-published or have had their books published by a subsidy publisher, small press, university press, or independent book publisher.

Author Phil Stewart expressed his appreciation, “I am honored. Rarely does a non-fiction book of this narrow scope and subject matter receive this high level of recognition.”

Aerial Aces is a must have practical resource guide to the aviation people, places and events of August 1929 through December 1931, as seen through the camera lens of the Universal Newsreel. It uniquely describes 219 aviation-related stories released by Universal during that time period.

Reviewers of Aerial Aces say that it:
• “...is an absolutely invaluable contribution to aviation history for which authors, historians and media producers will be grateful for years to come...no serious aviation historian can do without this book.”
• “…proves to be a riveting read with plenty of awe-inspiring history!”
• “…is a wonderful tool for researchers now and in the future…it is an important asset.”

Aerial Aces of the Universal Newsreel: A Researcher’s Guide to the Aviation Related Stories Released Nationally by Universal Pictures 1929 - 1931, (ISBN 978-0-9793243-7-6, hard back, $31.95/978-0-9793243-6-9, trade paper, $26.95, 222 pages, pms press, 2010) is the fourth book in The Historic Footage Project. More information is available at the author's website at www.pwstewart.com. All of Mr. Stewart's books are available from Amazon.com and other online sources.