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The big jump : Lindbergh and the great Atlantic air race

text The big jump : Lindbergh and the great Atlantic air race

Bak, Richard

Summary
"The trans-Atlantic air race of 1927 and the flight that made Charles Lindbergh a hero. The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attracted some of the most famous and seasoned aviators of the day, yet it was the you... Read more
Contents
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 ... Read more
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Description
ix, 325 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons 2011
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Woodmere (Main Branch) 629.13 BAK in Adult Non-fiction Available

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