Joe Strong and his wings of steel : $b or, A young acrobat in the clouds
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"Joe Strong and his wings of steel" by Vance Barnum is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows a daring young circus performer and inventor, Joe Strong, as he attempts to perfect mechanical wings for true birdlike flight while navigating life under the big top, risky aerial feats, and a close friendship-turned-romance with rider Helen Morton. With help and concern from clown Bill Watson and “human fish” Benny Turton, Joe pursues spectacle through ingenuity and nerve.
The opening of the novel introduces Joe’s bat-like “wings of steel,” powered by storage batteries and motors, and his first discouraging tests. A troubling letter from England tangles his inheritance, pushing him back to the circus, where he boosts the show’s “ginger” with a prank plunge into the tank act and revives his high-wire motor-cycle stunt. The arrival of pretty animal-trainer Miss Tyndall sparks a brief misunderstanding with Helen after Joe rushes Miss Tyndall’s sick dog to a veterinarian, but it’s
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