The flight to America
Author | : Christian Winther |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9788701570527 |
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Author | : Christian Winther |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9788701570527 |
Author | : Jennifer Jaye Price |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1999-04-22 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
A quirky, brilliant debut book that explores the evolution of our relationship to nature and the ways in which we attach meaning to it today. "Flight Maps" should find its place on any bookshelf with the likes of David Quammen and John McPhee.
Author | : Roger E. Bilstein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
When first published in 1984, Roger Bilstein's Flight in America was widely hailed as the foremost history of what is arguably the most remarkable achievement of the twentieth century--human flight. Now, in this newly revised and expanded edition, Bilstein continues his comprehensive history to the closing decade of the present century and offers a glimpse of developments in the next. "The most comprehensive survey of the history of American aeronautics and space flight yet published."--Technology and Culture. "Bilstein casts wide and far to net virtually everything from technological trends and research and development to the effect of air travel on the expansion of major league baseball in the 1950s and early 1960s... A superior work that will satisfy aero buffsand professionals alike."--Journal of American History.
Author | : Arthur Gordon |
Publisher | : New Word City |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2015-05-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1612308716 |
People dreamed of flight for thousands of years. When we finally took to the skies, a new world opened up. This sweeping, superbly researched history from American Heritage details how various pioneers and innovators - from the Wright Brothers to Chuck Yeager - helped lift us into the sky.
Author | : Edward Jablonski |
Publisher | : Time Life Medical |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780809433421 |
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Army Air Forces had only 1,100 combat-ready planes. No one could have imagined then that within the next four years the AAF would become the mighty weapon commemorated in the paintings reproduced on the following pages, or that it would have to scope to engage in what its commander, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, described as a "global mission." Nevertheless, by 1944 the AAF had grown into 16 separate air forces stationed around the world, and its 1,100 planes had grown to nearly 80,000.
Author | : Roger E. Bilstein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A comprehensive survey of the history of American aeronautics and space flight.
Author | : Roger E. Bilstein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Deborah G. Douglas |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2014-07-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0813148294 |
Women run wind tunnel experiments, direct air traffic, and fabricate airplanes. American women have been involved with flight from the beginning, but until 1940, most people believed women could not fly, that Amelia Earhart was an exception to the rule. World War II changed everything. "It is on the record thatwomen can fly as well as men," stated General Henry H. Arnold, commanding general of the Army Air Forces. The question became "Should women fly?" Deborah G. Douglas tells the story of this ongoing debate and its impact on American history. From Jackie Cochran, whose perseverance led to the formation of the Women's Army Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II to the recent achievements of Jeannie Flynn, the Air Force's first woman fighter pilot and Eileen Collins, NASA's first woman shuttle commander, Douglas introduces a host of determined women who overcame prejudice and became military fliers, airline pilots, and air and space engineers. Not forgotten are stories of flight attendants, air traffic controllers, and mechanics. American Women and Flight since 1940 is a revised and expanded edition of a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reference work. Long considered the single best reference work in the field, this new edition contains extensive new illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.
Author | : Martin W. Sandler |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 171 |
Release | : 2004-06-10 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0190285222 |
Once purely for adventure, flight has become an integral part of everyday life. Beginning with the first hot air balloon flight to jet fighter planes of today, Sandler traces man's quest to conquer the blue skies. This book has a wealth of beautiful illustrations that give readers an extensive peek into the past. Also, included are two sidebars that take an in-depth look at one aspect of social history. Backmatter includes timeline, places to visit, further readings, and an index.
Author | : Joseph J. Corn |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801869624 |
Exploring these early years of aviation, Joseph Corn describes the fascinating, and often bizarre, plans for the future of manned flight and brings back to life the famous and lesser-known aviators who became American heroes.