Dr. Eckener's dream machine : the great Zeppelin and the dawn of air travel / Douglas Botting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Botting, Douglas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eckener, Hugo, 1868-1954.

Eckener, Hugo.

Graf Zeppelin (Airship).

Flights around the world.

Physical Description:

xvi, 331 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Doctor Eckener's dream machine

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt, 2001.

Summary:

A richly detailed history of the opulent age of the zeppelin and the visionary builder behind the great airship. Championing this leap into the technological future was German entrepreneur, Dr. Hugo Eckener. photo insert.

Contents:

Diagram: The Structure of the Graf Zeppelin xiv

Prologue: On First Sighting the Dream Machine 1

1. The Dream Machine 3

2. The Dreamer and the Dream 25

3. The Dream Becomes a Nightmare 62

4. Dreaming of America 91

5. The Dream Voyage 149

6. The Dream Becomes Reality 200

7. The End of the Dream 248.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-314) and index.

ISBN:

0805064583

OCLC:

46872161