Eugene Ely
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Eugene Ely
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Author : John H. Zobel
language : en
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2023-10-15
Eugene Ely written by John H. Zobel and has been published by Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of Eugene Ely’s life is the stuff of myth and legend. Much of what has been written about him relies on sensationalized newspaper accounts from an era when early twentieth century reporters unabashedly fabricated stories to increase newspaper circulation. Those accounts portray Ely as a reckless daredevil and are essentially historical fiction. Eugene Ely: Pioneer of Navigation cuts through the sensationalism by relying on primary sources and photographic records and triangulating multiple sources to arrive at an honest portrait of the man and his legacy. The result is the story of a quiet, self-effacing Iowan who did extraordinary things. Ely’s measured approach and calculated demonstrations of the potential of military aviation ultimately pointed the way to today’s modern aircraft carriers, over a century later.
Eugene Ely Daredevil Aviator
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Author : William M. Miller
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-09-24
Eugene Ely Daredevil Aviator written by William M. Miller and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-24 with Transportation categories.
Eugene Burton Ely was buried the day after his 25th birthday, less than a half-mile from where he was born. No sooner had he captured the world's eye and gained the fame he sought, than he crashed into the earth. Until 1911, the last year of his life, hardly anyone knew his name. More than a century later, nothing has changed. An Iowa farm boy afraid of heights, Ely was the first to land an airplane on the deck of a ship. To some, he is the father of naval aviation, the inspiration behind today's nuclear aircraft carriers--but many details of his life have been lost until now. This book seeks to fill this void.
Hearings Before Committee On Naval Affairs Of The House Of Representatives On Sundry Legislation Affecting The Naval Establishment 1929 1930 1930 1931 Seventy First Congress First And Second Third Sessions
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Hearings Before Committee On Naval Affairs Of The House Of Representatives On Sundry Legislation Affecting The Naval Establishment 1929 1930 1930 1931 Seventy First Congress First And Second Third Sessions written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Naval Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with United States categories.
Ely Air Lines
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Author : Mike Ely
language : en
Publisher: Paper Airplane Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2020-01-29
Ely Air Lines written by Mike Ely and has been published by Paper Airplane Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-29 with Transportation categories.
Buckle up and fly with Mike and Linda Ely to discover amazing people, interesting places, and the conquest of flight. Since 2007, readers have enjoyed engaging articles weekly in the newspaper column, Ely Air Lines. Now you can step aboard to enjoy a collection of stories that explore the vast realm of the flyer’s world. (Volume 2 of 2)
Home Front Heroes 3 Volumes
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Author : Benjamin F. Shearer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2006-11-30
Home Front Heroes 3 Volumes written by Benjamin F. Shearer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-30 with History categories.
Brings together 1,000 focused biographies of Americans who affected how the United States made, supported, perceived, and protested its major wars from the Revolution to Gulf War II. Inventors and scientists, nurses and physicians, reformers and clerics, civil rights and labor leaders, financiers and economist, artists and musicians have all been soldiers on the home front. Home Front Heroes brings together brief and focused biographies of 1,000 Americans who affected how the United States made, supported, perceived and protested its major war efforts from the Revolution to Gulf War II. Battlefield victories and defeats are in a very real sense the reflection of the society waging war. Inventors and scientists, social reformers and clerics, civil rights and labor leaders, nurses and physicians, actors and directors, financiers and industrialists, economists and psychologists, artists and musicians, writers and journalists, have all been soldiers on the home front. The biographical entries highlighting the subjects' wartime contributions are arranged alphabetically. Many of the entries also include suggestions for further reading. Thematic indexes make it easy to look up people alphabetically by last name and by war, and other indices list entries under broad categories - Arts and Culture; Business, Industry, and Labor; Nursing and Medicine; Science, Engineering and Inventions - with more detailed occupational background. Entries include: Julia Ward Howe, composer of The Battle Hymn of the Republic; Robert Fulton, inventor of the steam engine and architect of the submarine Nautilus; Martin Brander, maker of Eliot's Saddle Ring Carbine; Robert Parker Parrott, inventor of the Parrott cannon; Novelist and War Correspondent Stephen Crane; Founder of the Army Nurse Corps Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee; Composer John Philip Sousa (Stars and Stripes Forever); Louis M. Terman, who invented the IQ test; Reginald Fessenden, developer of a sonic depth finder; machine-gun inventor Benjamin Hotchkiss; Labor leader John L. Lewis; Comedian and USO stalwart Bob Hope; Dr. Ancel Keys developer of the K-ration; napalm inventor Louis F. Fieser; and many more. The work is fully indexed, and contains an extensive bibliography.
Catalogue Of The Public Documents Of The Congress And Of All Departments Of The Government Of The United States For The Period From To
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929
Catalogue Of The Public Documents Of The Congress And Of All Departments Of The Government Of The United States For The Period From To written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929 with Government publications categories.
Popular Science
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1927-06
Popular Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1927-06 with categories.
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.
Us Carrier War
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Author : Kev Darling
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-02-29
Us Carrier War written by Kev Darling and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with History categories.
This book covers all aspects of the operations made by US aircraft carriers, from their introduction into service during WW1 to the continuing conflicts in the Middle East. America's part in WW1 saw the deployment of US Navy aircraft operating from coastal bases - mainly Curtiss flying boats. In the immediate postwar period the first aircraft carriers were commissioned; Langley, Saratoga and Lexington. After the wreckage had settled in the mud of Pearl Harbor, US Navy fighters engaged the Japanese for the first time at Wake Island. Japan continued its conquest of the Pacific countries and Islands throughout 1941. The USN then went on the offensive when two carriers attacked the Gilbert-Marshall Islands, and the Doolittle raid against Japan was launched from USS Hornet. During the Battle of Coral Sea the US Navy achieved a significant victory. Meanwhile in the Atlantic, US Carriers including Wasp and Ranger undertook escort duties across Atlantic. The latter also helped with the supply of Spitfires to Malta.Post WW2 actions included the War in Korea when the US Navy deployed for operations covering combat on both the east and west coasts. During the War over Vietnam USMC and US Navy aircraft were deployed from carriers against targets in North and South Vietnam. Most recent carrier deployments include both Gulf Wars and continuing middle-eastern conflicts.Appendices include technical details of USN carriers and the aircraft types flown.
Us Navy Armored Cruisers 1890 1933
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Author : Brian Lane Herder
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-10-27
Us Navy Armored Cruisers 1890 1933 written by Brian Lane Herder and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with History categories.
A new history of the large, fast, and long-ranged armored cruisers of the US Navy, and the roles that these warships played in the fleet as America developed into a great naval power. At the dawn of the “Steel Navy” era, the rapidly expanding US Navy's fleet of capital ships consisted not only of battleships but also armored cruisers, the forerunner of the battlecruiser. Armored cruisers sacrificed the battleship's superlative firepower and protection for superior speed and range but, as this study shows, their role was not always easy to define. Controversial because they were as large and expensive as battleships but not able to withstand a battleship in battle, contemporary strategists pointed out that, “naval wars are not won by running away from stronger ships.” Despite being produced at great expense, tactically they never really had a legitimate mission–traditional deployments were commerce raiding and protection, but despite this, author Brian Lane Herder illustrates how successful the use of armored cruisers was for the US Navy. After 1906, some replaced US battleships in the Pacific, functioning as oversized gunboats, most notably, the modified armored cruiser Pennsylvania which witnessed the first landing of an airplane on a ship. On November 5, 1915, North Carolina became the first cruiser to launch an aircraft from a catapult while underway. After the war, surviving US armored cruisers represented the US Navy on their Asiatic station until the final cruiser was scuttled in 1946. Using detailed, color artwork and photos, this fascinating book describes the development and deployment of these controversial but intriguing ships, providing examples of the key service they played in the US Navy in a variety of defensive and escorting roles.
Early Days In Davenport And Rock Island
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Author : Nick Vulich
language : en
Publisher: Nick Vulich
Release Date : 2022-05-04
Early Days In Davenport And Rock Island written by Nick Vulich and has been published by Nick Vulich this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-04 with History categories.
Early Days in Davenport and Rock Island looks at twelve people who made their mark on the Quad Cities. Some you know. Others are lost to history. Black Hawk and Keokuk are the Sac and Fox chiefs who inhabited the area along the Mississippi and Rock Rivers when the first settlers arrived. Keokuk understood that it was impossible to beat the whites and did his best to work with them. Black Hawk was a cantankerous, proud old man who loved his lands and refused to give them up. Things came to a head in 1832. The whites chased Black Hawk and the British Band out of Illinois in what would become known as the Black Hawk War. George Davenport came to Rock Island in 1816 as a sutler to the troops who built Fort Armstrong. Two years later, he set off on his own trading with the Winnebago, Sac, and Fox tribes. He built his home on Rock Island, not far from Fort Armstrong, and over time became one of the richest, most powerful men in the area. Antoine Le Claire came to Fort Armstrong in 1818 as an Indian interpreter. William Clark, Governor of the Louisiana Territory, sent him to Father Neil’s School for Boys in St. Louis to learn English. Le Claire spoke seventeen Indian dialects, as well as French, English, and Spanish. He served as a translator at over a dozen treaty negotiations and won the respect of all the tribes. The Indians rewarded Le Claire by gifting him two tracts of land where the city of Moline now sits and two more on the present sites of Le Claire and Davenport. After the Black Hawk War, he turned his talents to town building. When he died in 1861, Antoine Le Claire was thought to be the richest man in Iowa. Thomas Forsyth began trading with the Indians in the late 1790s. He served as the Indian agent at Peoria during the War of 1812. He became the Indian agent at Fort Armstrong in 1817. From his first days on the island, Forsyth tried to convince the Indians to relocate west of the Mississippi. Most of the time, it was like talking to a wall. Eventually, Keokuk and Wapello moved their people across the river - only Black Hawk refused. John Buford grew up in Rock Island in the 1830s and 1840s. His father was a state senator. Two of his brothers served as mayors of Rock Island. His half-brother, Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, rose to major general during the civil war. John Buford graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1848. He served at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, then in Texas, New Mexico, and Utah. He is credited with picking the site for the battle of Gettysburg, then delaying the rebel troops for two hours, giving Generals Meade and Reynolds time to move their troops up. Reverend Ned Lee started the People’s Union Mission in Davenport’s Bucktown District in 1895. Rather than give people advice, Lee gave them what they needed, whether it was clothing, food, or just a good time at one of his outings. He started out speaking at local churches. Sunday after Sunday, Lee talked about his mission work and what could be done. After that, he took his message to local businessmen. The funny thing was the churches embraced his mission work, but the saloon owners gave him the money to fund his mission. Over time, the People’s Union Mission morphed into the Davenport Friendly Society or the Friendly House. Alice French was a Davenport novelist who wrote under the pen name Octave Thanet. She helped start the “local color” or realism movement in the late 1800s. She was one of the highest-paid authors in the country, but as time went on and writing styles changed, Alice refused to change. Today, she is best known as that lesbian writer from the turn of the century. There’s more, but you get the idea. These are just a few of the Quad City people who made the area what it is today.