1 option
The aviators : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic Age of Flight / Winston Groom.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Groom, Winston, 1944-2020, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.
- Rickenbacker, Eddie.
- Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993.
- Doolittle, James Harold.
- Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- Lindbergh, Charles A.
- Air pilots--United States--Biography.
- Air pilots.
- Aeronautics, Military.
- History.
- Aeronautics.
- United States.
- Air pilots, Military--United States--Biography.
- Air pilots, Military.
- Heroes--United States--Biography.
- Heroes.
- Adventure and adventurers--United States--Biography.
- Adventure and adventurers.
- Aeronautics--United States--History--20th century.
- Aeronautics, Military--United States--History--20th century.
- United States--History, Military--20th century.
- History, Military.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2013]
- Summary:
- Explores "the saga of three extraordinary aviators-- Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle-- and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- These three men
- The king of dirt
- The man with the outside loop
- Can those be stars?
- Air combat is not sport, it is scientific murder
- New York to Paris
- Man's greatest enemy in the air
- I was saved for some good purpose
- An inspiration in a grubby world
- His halo turned into a noose
- The raid
- We were slowly rotting away
- The Lone Eagle goes to war
- Masters of the sky.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [445]-455) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1426211562
- 9781426211560
- OCLC:
- 827973791
- Publisher Number:
- 99956343736
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.