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This tragic story is a moving account of the powers of human endurance. It recounts in authentic detail the fateful circumstances of Little Eva’s last mission from a remote U.S. air base in Far North Queensland and follows the dedicated searchers and skilled trackers who risked their lives trying to save the lost crewmen.
Presenting the lives of more than twenty aviation luminaries from throughout history, this middle reader is a captivating celebration of man’s aspirations for the skies. From the story of the Wright brothers to that of Alan Shepard, Jr., the author, himself an experienced pilot, introduces young readers to the history of modern flight and the inspiring figures who followed their dreams to navigate over vast oceans, set altitude and speed records, pioneer stunt techniques, and eventually rocket into the great abyss of space.
In 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished as the world watched. Speculation ran rampant, and most assumed that they had crash-landed in the ocean and perished. But did they? With more than thirteen years of painstaking international research, Dave Horner brings into focus Earhart’s final days. He minutely dissects prevailing theories, comparing them to evidence only recently uncovered. He presents an astonishing and well-documented conclusion that explains, once and for all, what happened to this beloved aviatrix.
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A is for aerial, “the part of the aircraft most frequently broken off during walk-around pre-flight inspection to see if anything is broken off.” W is for wilco, “Roger’s last name.” This is the complete A to Z of flying jargon. Paperback.
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Beginning with her revelation that Leila Marie Cody flew in a kite years before the Wright brothers created their airplane, Charlene continues with a “who’s who” of influential female figures. Recounting history from Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who was the first American woman to earn her glider pilot’s license, to Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman astronaut, Charlene confirms that girls can be anything they want to be—and, in fact, they can fly! Hardcover.
From its introduction to warfare in the 1940s to its role in Middle East operations, the helicopter has had a profound effect on military tactics and techniques. It has evolved from a means of transport to a precise component of the Special Operations Force. Apart from the challenges its design faced on the battlefield, this rotary-wing aircraft also faced opposition from the very military that employed it.
The development of flight has had far-reaching implications not only for combat technology, but also in politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture. The Influence of Air Power upon History is a thorough examination of how air power was applied from the very earliest days of the balloon down to the latest use of space technology. Hardcover.
In this exciting exposition, author Michael R. Bradley brings to life the Confederate cavalry operations during the winter of 1862. These strategic plans centered on an unprecedented use of horsemen in carefully orchestrated maneuvers to successfully strike behind enemy lines. The series of daring raids by Confederate riders were led by Gens. Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Earl Van Dorn, and Joseph Wheeler. Although of widely different backgrounds and military expertise, these men earned a spot in history by taking advantage of the one area in which the Confederacy excelled—their cavalry.
Exploration of the Grand Canyon has attracted the attention of adventurers from Coronado to Roosevelt and captured the imaginations of millions worldwide. In the early part of the twentieth century, development of the canyon as a tourist destination, a source of mining prospects, an artistic subject, and a geological wonder increased at tremendous rates due to the linking of the Santa Fe railroad line with the canyon’s edge from Williams and Flagstaff.
Designated as a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the St. Charles street railway is the oldest surviving railway in the United States, carrying passengers since 1835. The National Park Service included the New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad on the National Register of Historic Places. Beginning with the first proposal for the railroad in 1832, this pictorial book covers the history of these New Orleans icons.
This history of street and interurban electric railways of Louisiana outlines and accentuates a fascinating and marvelous period of growth enjoyed by the state’s larger cities, the interval of time between the 1870s and the late 1920s. Paperback.
The oldest operating streetcar line in America is in New Orleans, evoking a sense of nostalgia while representing the legacy of America’s transportation history. Every day, both new and vintage streetcars transport commuters to and from jobs, classes, and various destinations across the city. This easy-to-use guidebook is filled with route maps and highlighted features, allowing even a novice rider to use this classic mode of transportation.
This extensively illustrated, 240-page volume documents the long and colorful history of streetcar transportation in the city of New Orleans.
This reprint of a 1965 volume, written by the two leading authorities on the subject, represents the complete work on the subject of New Orleans traction and urban railways.
An iconic symbol of the Crescent City, the New Orleans streetcar possesses a colorful past spanning more than a century. Covering the time between 1964 and 2008, this pictorial book presents the story of the streetcar, from the year they were replaced by buses on Canal Street through the restoration of the lines following Hurricane Katrina. The streetcar evokes a sense of nostalgia while representing the great legacy of America’s transportation history. The St. Charles Avenue line is, in fact, the oldest operating street railway system in the world.