The celebration in 2003 of a hundred years of flight is evidence of America’s continuing fascination with flying. Dr. Cashin’s From Balloons to Blue Angels shows how Augusta’s history of aviation is interwoven with the larger history of aviation. Dr. Edward J. Cashin, Jr. was a native Augustan. He received his Doctorate in History from Fordham University. He was chairman of the Department of History of Augusta State University.