Forgotten Aviator Hubert Latham
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Hubert Latham 1883 1912
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Author : Barbara Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Anchor Books
Release Date : 2013
Hubert Latham 1883 1912 written by Barbara Walsh and has been published by Anchor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Aeronautics categories.
Forgotten Aviator Hubert Latham
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Author : Barbara Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Tempus
Release Date : 2007
Forgotten Aviator Hubert Latham written by Barbara Walsh and has been published by Tempus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Aeronautics categories.
A biography of Hubert Latham
Cross Channel Aviation Pioneers
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Author : Bruce Hales-Dutton
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2021-01-13
Cross Channel Aviation Pioneers written by Bruce Hales-Dutton and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-13 with Transportation categories.
The stories of the daredevils who attempted to fly over the English Channel—a history filled with triumphs, tragedies, and colorful characters. On July 25, 1909, a dapper, mustachioed Frenchman flying a flimsy, diaphanous airplane changed the status of a great nation. “England is no longer an island,” declared the Daily Mail. Lord Northcliffe, the newspaper’s proprietor, had put up the £1,000 prize for the first flight of the English Channel by the pilot of an airplane. In securing the prize for one of aviation’s most celebrated firsts, Louis Blériot had beaten his Anglo-French rival Hubert Latham. Six days earlier, Latham had become the first airman to make a forced landing on water when the engine of his elegant Antoinette monoplane failed while he attempted the crossing. This book explores the triumphs, tragedies, and many milestones in cross-channel flight, beginning back in July 1785 when John-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries made the first crossing, by balloon. Other flyers quickly followed Blériot so that Pierre Prier made the first non-stop London-Paris flight in April 1911 and Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly the Channel a year later—though her historic accomplishment was overshadowed by the Titanic catastrophe. The book also charts other events in cross-Channel aviation such as the midair collision between the UK and France that led to a rudimentary system of air traffic control; the first cat to make the flight; the popular car ferry services of the 1950s and 1960s; and the coming of the jets—providing a colorful history of the era before the debut of the famed Channel Tunnel.
Eccentric France
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Author : Piers Letcher
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2003
Eccentric France written by Piers Letcher and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Travel categories.
So you think eccentric France means frogs' legs and pigs' trotters? Think again. Piers Letcher takes you to places where you can feast on forgotten vegetables, saddle up for national donkey day, or gorge yourself at the world tripe championships. He also reveals the truth behind France's most colorful characters, including Coco Chanel, Joan of Arc, Mata Hari and the Marquis de Sade. This latest addition to the Bradt eccentric series makes fascinating reading for those looking to discover the hidden side of France, as well as for armchair travelers who delight in the extraordinary. Feeling adventures? Try your hand at pig-squealing, or brave the Rhone Valley's Crocodile Farm; Romantic? Visit the Lovers' Wall in Montmartre, or Provence's hidden Paradise; Festive? Indulge yourself at the Palais du chocolat, or take a Champagne cure; Or just plain curious? Check out the country's most unusual towns, gardens, hotels and restaurants.
The Propeller Under The Bed
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Author : Eileen A. Bjorkman
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2017-04-04
The Propeller Under The Bed written by Eileen A. Bjorkman and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-04 with Transportation categories.
On July 25, 2010, Arnold Ebneter flew across the country in a plane he designed and built himself, setting an aviation world record for aircraft of its class. He was eighty-two at the time and the flight represented the culmination of a dream he’d cultivated since his childhood in the 1930s. Eileen Bjorkman — herself a pilot and aeronautical engineer — frames her father’s journey from teenage airplane enthusiast to Air Force pilot and Boeing engineer in the context of the rise, near extermination, and ongoing interest in homebuilt aircraft in the United States. She gives us a glimpse into life growing up in a “flying family” with two pilots for parents, a family plane named Charlie, and quite literally, a propeller under her parents’ bed. From early airplane designs serialized in magazines to the annual Oshkosh Fly-in where you can see experimental aircraft on display, Bjorkman offers a personal take on the history of building something in your garage that you can actually (and legally) fly as well as how the homebuilt aircraft movement has contributed to aviation and innovation in America. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8PvowEMkmQ
A Hunger Artist And Other Stories
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Author : Franz Kafka
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2012-04-12
A Hunger Artist And Other Stories written by Franz Kafka and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-12 with Fiction categories.
A unique anthology of Kafka's stories and other short pieces by prize-winning translator Joyce Crick, with invaluable introduction,notes, and other editorial material by Kafka scholar Ritchie Robertson.
Nabokov In Motion
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Author : Yuri Leving
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2022-02-10
Nabokov In Motion written by Yuri Leving 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 2022-02-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
Adopting the modernist master Vladimir Nabokov as its guide, Nabokov in Motion: Modernity and Movement is an exploration of the radically changing social, historical, technological, and literary culture of the early 20th century, a time when modes of communication and transportation, especially, were changing society in drastic and profound ways. Across seventy microchapters that are by turn serious, ironic, informative, and playful, and which take on topics such as automobiles, trains, airplanes, electricity, elevators, advertisements, telegraphs, and telephones, Yuri Leving offers new ways to understand Nabokov, Russian literature, and technology, modernism, and world material culture. Nabokov's writings are analyzed against a broad context of prose and poetry and from the point of view of what Leving calls the poetics of urbanism in literature. Nabokov in Motion is a ground-breaking exploration of urban and material themes in literature and creates a complex and vibrant cultural fabric of which Nabokov is the master weaver.
Thunder Without Rain
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Author : Thomas McIntyre
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-04-11
Thunder Without Rain written by Thomas McIntyre and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
“When you hear thunder without rain–it is the buffalo approaching.” This line from a Yoruba hunting poem conveys the magnificent power of the African buffalo, also called “God’s cattle.” Hunter and writer Thomas McIntyre has pursued this special animal for the last forty years, and he now shares his expertise in Thunder Without Rain. McIntyre's topics are wide-ranging, from the various species of the African buffalo and their territories to the cultural importance of buffalo and its place among wild bovids. Other material he covers includes: African, European, and American methods for hunting buffalo Historical explorers as buffalo hunters Great buffalo hunters, including Theodore Roosevelt, Robert Ruark, Craig Boddington, and Robert Jones Ernest Hemingway’s writing on buffalo Correct cartridges for hunting African buffalo And finally, what makes buffalo so dangerous—and so sought after? After exploring all topics related to the African buffalo, including hunts of his own, McIntyre ends with the fate of modern buffalo hunting, now often guided and for a high price, and the sustainability of this practice. In Thunder Without Rain, McIntyre confronts his obsession with African buffalo and brings the reader along for a fascinating journey.
The Romance Of Aeronautics
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Author : Charles Cyril Turner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912
The Romance Of Aeronautics written by Charles Cyril Turner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with Aeronautics categories.
Kings Of The Air
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Author : Ian Sumner
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Kings Of The Air written by Ian Sumner and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
In comparison to their British and German counterparts, the French airmen of the Great War are not well known. Yet their aerial exploits were just as remarkable, and their contribution to the war effort on the Western Front was equally important. That is why Ian Sumner's vivid history of the men of the French air force during the war is of such value. He tells their story using the words of the pioneering pilots and observers themselves, drawn from memoirs, diaries, letters, and contemporary newspapers, magazines and official documents. The recollections of the airmen give an authentic portrait of their role and their wartime careers. They cover recruitment and training, reconnaissance and artillery spotting, aerial combat, ground strafing and bombing, and squadron life. They also highlight the technical and tactical innovations made during those hectic years, as well as revealing the airmen's attitude to the enemy - and their thoughts about the ever-present threat of injury and death.