Atlantic fever Lindbergh, his competitors, and the race to cross the Atlantic
"A fast-paced, dynamic account of the race to cross the Atlantic, and the larger-than-life personalities of the aviators who captured the world's attention In 1919, a prize of $25,000 was offered to the first aviator to cross the Atlantic in either direction between France and America. Alt...
| Main Author: | Jackson, Joe, 1955- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Winged messengers
- Phantom travelers. Strange days ; The sure thing ; "This hero business" ; The explorer ; The most spectacular race ever held" ; The farm boy ; The cowboy ; The professionals ; The Lord of Distances
- Five weeks. Cruel days ; A little patch of green ; The maiden flight ; The white bird ; Curtiss Field ; The waiting game ; A bad case of nerves ; The chosen
- Am I a little nobody? Passengers ; Four men in a fog ; "The clouds between must disappear" ; The way the wind sock blows
- "In the clouds."