Actual photo of midair depicted on the cover.
"Robinet is a natural-born story-teller with a relaxed, matter-of-fact style and appealing dry sense of humor. He doesn't dramatize or romanticize his exploits, he just tells it as it happened and lets the chips fall where they may. . . an interesting and entertaining book that was hard to put down."
Chuck Stewart, Pacific Flyer

"For some reason, there's a distinct deficiency in literature on one of the most action-packed and dangerous elements of aviation--cropdusting. Perhaps the kind of people who gravitate to cropdusting aren't usually the type who would be inclined to sit down and write about it. But now, in 'By The Skin Of My Teeth,' the author has given us a well-written, vivid, firsthand account of his six years as a cropduster in the 1950's. . . . Unforgettable characters abound, and there's story after story in this book, some with tragedy, some with humor, but all will hold your interest. This account of the hard-flying, hard-drinking life of a cropduster is hard to put down and is reminiscent of some of the early days of flying." Skyways magazine

"By The Skin Of My Teeth: A Cropduster's Story, is a low-level, non-stop, story-filled account of flying. . .that pulls the reader along from beginning to end. . .this is an eminently worthwhile book, both entertaining and instructive, and provides a fascination look at the cropdusting profession from several decades back." Ron Boydston, General Aviation News and Flyer