Atlantic fever : Lindbergh, his competitors, and the race to cross the Atlantic /
Jackson, Joe, 1955-
Atlantic fever : Lindbergh, his competitors, and the race to cross the Atlantic / Joe Jackson. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. - x, 525 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Winged messengers -- 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 -- 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 -- Passengers -- Four men in a fog -- "The clouds between must disappear" -- The way the wind sock blows -- Epilogue: "In the clouds" -- Transatlantic time line -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Part I: Phantom travelers. Part II: Five weeks. Part III: Am I a little nobody?
"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. Although it was one of the most coveted prizes in the world, it sat unclaimed (not without efforts) for eight long years, until the spring of 1927. It was then, during five incredibly tense weeks, that one of those magical windows in history opened, when there occurred a nexus of technology, innovation, character, and spirit that led so many contenders (from different parts of the world) to all suddenly be on the cusp of the exact same achievement at the exact same time. Atlantic Fever is about the race; it is a milestone in American history whose story has never been fully told. Richard Byrd, Noel Da
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Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974.
Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974.
Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974
Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974.
1900-1999
Transatlantic flights--History--20th century.
Aeronautics--Competitions--History--20th century.
Air pilots--Biography.
HISTORY--Modern--20th Century.
TRANSPORTATION--Aviation--History.
Aeronautics--Competitions.
Air pilots.
Transatlantic flights.
Luftfahrt
Aeronautics--Flights--History.
Aeronautics--Competitions--History.
Air pilots.
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
TL531 / .J33 2012
629.13092
Atlantic fever : Lindbergh, his competitors, and the race to cross the Atlantic / Joe Jackson. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. - x, 525 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Winged messengers -- 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 -- 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 -- Passengers -- Four men in a fog -- "The clouds between must disappear" -- The way the wind sock blows -- Epilogue: "In the clouds" -- Transatlantic time line -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Part I: Phantom travelers. Part II: Five weeks. Part III: Am I a little nobody?
"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. Although it was one of the most coveted prizes in the world, it sat unclaimed (not without efforts) for eight long years, until the spring of 1927. It was then, during five incredibly tense weeks, that one of those magical windows in history opened, when there occurred a nexus of technology, innovation, character, and spirit that led so many contenders (from different parts of the world) to all suddenly be on the cusp of the exact same achievement at the exact same time. Atlantic Fever is about the race; it is a milestone in American history whose story has never been fully told. Richard Byrd, Noel Da
9780374106751 0374106754
Farrar Straus & Giroux, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (540)6727600 SAN 631-5011
2011046068
GBB220278 bnb
Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974.
Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974.
Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974
Lindbergh, Charles A. 1902-1974.
1900-1999
Transatlantic flights--History--20th century.
Aeronautics--Competitions--History--20th century.
Air pilots--Biography.
HISTORY--Modern--20th Century.
TRANSPORTATION--Aviation--History.
Aeronautics--Competitions.
Air pilots.
Transatlantic flights.
Luftfahrt
Aeronautics--Flights--History.
Aeronautics--Competitions--History.
Air pilots.
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
TL531 / .J33 2012
629.13092