The big jump : Lindbergh and the great Atlantic air race / Richard Bak.
Examines the life and cultural impact of Charles Lindbergh, one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, and his legendary trans-Atlantic flight of 1927.
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2011], ©2011.
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| Physical Description: | ix, 325 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
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Lindbergh and the great Atlantic air race. |
| Format: | Book |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue : instant fame-or flaming gasoline -- "We've come to fly the Atlantic" -- "Where does France come in?" -- "The ace with the wooden leg" -- The fortune of the air -- Slim -- Giuseppe, the gypsy, and the Junk Man -- Revving up -- Against the prevailing winds -- Come to Earth -- Little silver plane -- Paris au printemps -- A stout heart does not fear death -- Limbo -- Hunting dragons -- We two -- "Viva l'Amérique!" -- "Lindbergh is our Elijah" -- Two more across -- The Atlantic no longer exists -- Epilogue : restless spirits. | |
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