Race The Atlantic Wind
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Race The Atlantic Wind
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Author : Oisín McGann
language : en
Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd
Release Date : 2019-06-10
Race The Atlantic Wind written by Oisín McGann and has been published by The O'Brien Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-10 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
In the spring of 1919, after the end of the First World War, teams of pilots and navigators begin to gather on the North American island of Newfoundland. They are attempting what many believe to be impossible – to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Equipped with machines made mostly from wood, fabric and wire, they intend to fly the 1,800 miles to Ireland, in the face of the merciless North Atlantic weather. John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown are late to arrive. Competing against some of Europe's most famous pilots, these two British war veterans are considered rank outsiders. Maggie McRory is a sixteen-year-old girl who sees the gathering of all these aircraft and their crews as a chance to escape her narrow existence. Her war-scarred uncle, however, views them as a threat to the island and his way of life. This absurdly dangerous contest is going to change the world . . .
Atlantic Fever
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Author : Joe Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2012-05-08
Atlantic Fever written by Joe Jackson and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-08 with Transportation categories.
For five weeks—from April 14 to May 21, 1927—the world held its breath while fourteen aviators took to the air to capture the $25,000 prize that Raymond Orteig offered to the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. Joe Jackson's Atlantic Fever is about this race, a milestone in American history whose story has never been fully told. Delving into the lives of the big-name competitors—the polar explorer Richard Byrd, the French war hero René Fonck, the millionaire Charles Levine, and the race's eventual winner, the enigmatic Charles Lindbergh—as well as those whose names have been forgotten by history (such as Bernt Balchen, Stanton Wooster, and Clarence Chamberlin), Jackson brings a completely fresh and original perspective to the race to conquer the Atlantic. Atlantic Fever opens for us one of those magical windows onto a moment when the nexus of technology, innovation, character, and spirit led so many contenders from different parts of the world to be on the cusp of the exact same achievement at the exact same time.
Atlantic
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Author : Scott Cookman
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 2002-07-01
Atlantic written by Scott Cookman and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-01 with History categories.
Advance praise for ATLANTIC "Atlantic is a stirring story that illuminates a magical period in our maritime history. Scott Cookman weaves the compelling plot in a manner that will fascinate both the landlubber and the sailor alike. The schooner Atlantic's transatlantic racing record has remained unbeaten for nearly a century-and the story behind the race makes that achievement even more impressive. Cookman has done his homework well and unfolds that story page by page . . . the reader can just about feel the icy lash of a North Atlantic swell crashing aboard as the massive sailing craft are driven toward their destination by men and women whose dreams and goals (and even the pride of their countries) hang in the balance." -Peter Isler, America's Cup veteran, author of the bestselling Sailing for Dummies, and Editor at Large for Sailing World "Outstanding. Cookman is equally adept at depicting the gut-wrenching tension of ocean racing; the politics, intrigues, and skullduggery of billionaires, society snobs, and sailors who make Captain Ahab seem the model of restraint; and a gilded, vanished era under the gathering storm clouds of war." -Neil Hanson, author of The Custom of the Sea "In 1905, the key to unlocking America's economic potential was swift travel across the Atlantic. Scott Cookman recounts in meticulous detail the fanatical race for maritime supremacy. Scions and captains of industry took the challenge by racing across the ocean." -Gary Jobson, America's Cup--winning tactician on Ted Turner's Courageous (1977) and ESPN sailing analyst "Anyone who has ever been to sea, or dreamed of a sailing adventure, will be captivated by this extraordinary seafaring story. It is a perfect balance of history, intrigue, and period personalities that will make your palms sweat as you rush headlong through storm and fog to the finish." -Rockwell B. Harwood, Commodore, Stamford Yacht Club (1999--2001)
Race Across The Atlantic
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Author : Bruce Vigar
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-03-30
Race Across The Atlantic written by Bruce Vigar 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 2019-03-30 with Transportation categories.
“Reveals their race across the Atlantic in stunning pictures . . . includes a first-hand account from Captain Brown of his world-first flight.” —Daily Mail Online It was Tuesday, 15 July 1919 and for the residents of Clifden on Ireland’s west coast this was not to be a normal day. Just before 08.40 hours, descending out of the gloom, came a large, twin-engine airplane lining up for final approach. After a flight lasting 16 hours and 28 minutes, Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten-Brown had won the race to be the first to fly nonstop across the Atlantic—and the prize of £10,000, roughly equivalent to $1,000,000 in today’s money, offered by Lord Rothermere, aviation philanthropist and owner of the Daily Mail. Illustrated by many unique photographs this book tells the story of the race, delayed for almost six years by the First World War. Many aircraft would be entered but few would even get off the ground. The teams faced great difficulties in preparing for the challenge of crossing one of the most hostile stretches of ocean on Earth. The authors not only reveal tales of failures and technical difficulties, but of the intense frustration of waiting for the perfect weather-window. And even when finally airborne, Alcock and Brown’s flight almost ended in disaster on several occasions as weather conditions almost conspired to cast them down into the grey, cold waters of the Atlantic and almost certain death. “Right from the first page, you’ll be hooked . . . you’re in the cockpit with Alcock and Brown and every dump and dive of the flight across the Atlantic.” —Vintage Airfix
The Great Atlantic Air Race
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Great Atlantic Air Race written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
The Great Atlantic Air Race
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Author : Percy Rowe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Great Atlantic Air Race written by Percy Rowe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Transportation categories.
"Some of those who people this book are: Alberto Santos-Dumont, the "first man to fly" ; Albert I of Monaco, a scientist -prince ; Alfred, Lord Northcliffe, "the Napoleon of Fleet Street" ; His brother, Harold, Lord Rothermere ; Winston Churchill, cabinet minister and later Prime Minister ; Joey Smallwood, reporter, later Premier of Newfoundland ; Orville and Wilbur Wright, whose flights were ignored ; Louis Bleriot, the first to fly the English Channel ; T.O.M. Sopwith, builder of planes ; Fred Raynham, an early distinguished test pilot ; Harry Hawker, "the highest paid flyer in the world' ; Jack Alcock, later Sir John, pilot ; Teddy Whitten-Brown, later Sir Arthur, navigator ; Rear Admiral Mark Kerr, sailor-airman-author-poet ; Tryggve Gran, a Norwegian with Captain Scott in Antartica ; Herbert Brackley, much-decorated pilot ; Glenn Curtiss, American aerial pioneer ; John Towers, commander of the U.S. Navy's first air division ; "Putty" Read, first American to fly the Atlantic ; Robert Lavender, radio specialist, later legal aide in the development of the atomic bomb ; Marc Mitscher, pilot, later a famous admiral ; Pat Bellinger, an early U.S. naval flyer ; Kathleen Kennedy, the bubbling fiancee of Teddy Whitten-Brown ; C.W.F. "Fax" Morgan, the most popular flyer in St. John's ; "Mac" Grieve, a phlegmatic Scot ; Muriel Hawker, a woman with faith ; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the US Navy, later President ; Charles Lester, cartage contractor ; Geoffrey Taylor, mathematician, later knighted ; Robert Furlong, Boy Scout, later Chief Justice of Newfoundland ; Mrs. Augustus Lester, who danced for Marconi ; Robert Reid, railway tycoon ; The Dooley sisters, who offered coffee flasks with sympathy ; Emory Coil, airship commander ; Mrs. Bride Sutton, who watched the fleet sail into Trepassey ; Captain Adolph Duhn, master of a "tramp" steamer ; Captain E. S. J. Alcock, Sir John's brother."--page 5-6.
18 Days
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Author : Don Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
18 Days written by Don Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Ocean travel categories.
"Come aboard the "Northern Child" as her 11 international crew race 2,700 miles across the Atlantic. Experience real trade wind sailing as their noted skipper, Julian Sincock, navigates around Tropical Storm Delta whipping up winds over 70 miles per hour. You will hear about dolphins, flying fish and sea turtles. Join the crew as they survive sudden squalls and windless calms. Surge ahead through sunlit blue waves, then sit with the midnight watch under a cathedral of stars. Discover what happens to the crew as they sprint to the finish line in the Caribbean. It is an adventure story of a lifetime!" --
Birds Vs Blades
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Author : Rebecca E. Hirsch
language : en
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Release Date : 2016-11-01
Birds Vs Blades written by Rebecca E. Hirsch and has been published by Millbrook Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
It's a chilly winter evening. A northern gannet lets out a loud graaak. Swiftly and carefully, a scientist scoops the bird off the surface of the water into a net so that a team of experts can implant a high-tech tag. Scientists will track this seabird—and many others—to learn its movement patterns over the following years. Find out how scientists are working to ensure clean, renewable offshore wind power won't spell disaster for the millions of seabirds that play a critical role in the ocean food web.
The Crossing
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Author : Ben Fogle
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-05-02
The Crossing written by Ben Fogle and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
'Read this... Two very different men fight, play games and nearly lose their lives.' The Times When James Cracknell and Ben Fogle decided to compete in the Atlantic Rowing Race, they thought they knew what awaited them: nearly three thousand miles of empty ocean, stormy weather and colossal physical stress. But their epic journey would become a living hell that tested the strength of every fibre of their being. Forty nine days later James and Ben were the first pair to cross the finishing line.They had pushed themselves physically, psychologically and emotionally to the limit. They had survived without water rations, lost the few clothes they had in a freak wave, capsized, hallucinated, played games, wept, fought, grown beards, nursed blisters and rowed 2,930 miles. They will never be the same again.
Lonely Victory Atlantic Race 1964
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Author : Éric Tabarly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Lonely Victory Atlantic Race 1964 written by Éric Tabarly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Sailboat racing categories.
