American Heritage History of Flight

American Heritage History of Flight

Author: Arthur Gordon

Publisher: New Word City

Published: 2015-05-14

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1612308716

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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.


The American Heritage History of Flight

The American Heritage History of Flight

Author: Arthur Gordon

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13:

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This book begins with the myths of flight which seem to hae haunted mankind from the beginning. It shows the dream begins to acquire substance, first as a feathered toy, then as a funny thing that happened to a paper bag held over a fire, then as a wood and canvas flegling which quickly grew to cast its shadow across the face of the earth. Ten Chapters marking history through Postwar. --Amazon.


American Heritage History of the Presidents

American Heritage History of the Presidents

Author: Michael R. Beschloss

Publisher: New Word City, Inc.

Published: 2015-09-19

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 1612309054

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Here, from American Heritage, is the story of our presidents. From George Washington’s reluctant oath-taking through George W. Bush’s leadership challenges after September 11, 2001, we view ambitious and fallible men through the new lens of the twenty-first century. Where did they succeed? Where did they fail? And what do we know now that we could not have known at the time?


American Heritage History of American Business

American Heritage History of American Business

Author: Alex Groner

Publisher: New Word City

Published: 2016-01-15

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 1612309372

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American business people have built the most creative and productive economy in world history. Here is the story of the men and women who made America - from Pilgrim traders to pioneers of the Industrial Revolution and the great innovators of the early twentieth century.


The American Aviation Experience

The American Aviation Experience

Author: Tim Brady

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780809323715

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This book is designed to be a primary text for courses in aviation history and development and aviation in America. The seventeen chapters in The American Aviation Experience: A History range chronologically from ancient times through the Wright brothers through both world wars, culminating with the development of the U.S. space program. Contributors also cover balloons and dirigibles, African American pioneers in aviation, and women in aviation. These essayists--leading scholars in the field--present the history of aviation mainly from an American perspective. The American Aviation Experience includes 335 black-and-white photographs, two maps, and an appendix, "Leonardo da Vinci and the Science of Flight.."


American Heritage History of World War II

American Heritage History of World War II

Author: Stephen E. Ambrose

Publisher: New Word City

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1612307779

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The American Heritage History of World War II was first published in 1966. At the time, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist C.L. Sulzberger received widespread praise for his authoritative account of the six-year war that involved more than fifty-six nations, resulted in the death of some 22 million people, and shaped the course of history. His work became a standard reference on the war.Stephen E. Ambrose, one of the most highly regarded historians of our time, oversaw a major revision of this classic work. Seamlessly incorporating new material and insights, Ambrose produced a comprehensive and riveting account of the war's key characters and events.


American Eagles

American Eagles

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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-05-07

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1493085492

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Featuring the collection of airplanes, art, photographs, and memorabilia of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, this magnificently illustrated book tells the story of the beginnings of flight, through the creation of the U.S. Air Force as a separate branch of the military, to the unbelievable technological achievements of what is the preeminent air power in the world today. Here are combat aces, Medal of Honor recipients, crusty generals, and average citizens who served in the Air Force. There are philosophers, airplane designers, test pilots, rocket scientists, armorers, and grease monkeys. More than 250 color and 150 black-and-white illustrations and photos and insightful text present the story of the U.S. Air Force of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, published on the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United States Air Force and the one hundredth anniversary of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force..