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Author: Douglas Hill Robinson
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780295952499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDownload or read book Giants in the Sky written by Douglas Hill Robinson and published by Seattle : University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: John J. Geoghegan
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2021-10-29
Total Pages: 546
ISBN-13: 0750999071
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlmost everything you know about airships is wrong. Between 1917 and 1935, the US Navy poured tens of millions of dollars into their airship programme, building a series of dirigibles each one more enormous than the last. These flying behemoths were to be the future of long-distance transport, competing with trains and ocean liners to carry people, post and cargo from country to country, and even across the sea. But by 1936 all these ambitious plans had been scrapped. What happened? When Giants Ruled the Sky is the story of how the American rigid airship came within a hair's breadth of dominating long-distance transportation. It is also the story of four men whose courage and determination kept the programme going despite the obstacles thrown in their way – until the Navy deliberately ignored a fatal design flaw, bringing the programme crashing back to earth. The subsequent cover-up prevented the truth from being told for more than eighty years. Now, for the first time, what really happened can be revealed.
Download or read book When Giants Ruled the Sky written by John J. Geoghegan and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost everything you know about airships is wrong. Between 1917 and 1935, the US Navy poured tens of millions of dollars into their airship programme, building a series of dirigibles each one more enormous than the last. These flying behemoths were to be the future of long-distance transport, competing with trains and ocean liners to carry people, post and cargo from country to country, and even across the sea. But by 1936 all these ambitious plans had been scrapped. What happened? When Giants Ruled the Sky is the story of how the American rigid airship came within a hair's breadth of dominating long-distance transportation. It is also the story of four men whose courage and determination kept the programme going despite the obstacles thrown in their way – until the Navy deliberately ignored a fatal design flaw, bringing the programme crashing back to earth. The subsequent cover-up prevented the truth from being told for more than eighty years. Now, for the first time, what really happened can be revealed.
Author: Don Lessem
Publisher: Turtleback
Published: 2002-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780613644365
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Download or read book Giants of the Sky written by Don Lessem and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2002-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the answers to the most popular questions on dinosaurs including the latest information on dinosaur discoveries.
Download or read book Giants of the Sky written by Bill Gunston and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: John Geoghegan
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2021-10
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780750987837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow the American airship came within a hair's breadth of replacing planes, trains, and ocean liners as dominant long-distance transport Nearly everything people think they know about airships is wrong. Few realize that prior to the Hindenburg disaster airships transported passengers without a single casualty for more than 20 years, a record unmatched by any other form of transportation. When Giants Ruled the Sky tells the true but little-known story of the USS Macon (ZRS-5), the world's largest, most expensive and most technologically advanced airship of her day, and the four men responsible for conceiving, designing, building, and flying her. In doing so it reveals how the airship came within a hair's breadth of replacing planes, trains, and ocean liners as the dominant form of long-distance transportation, and exactly what went wrong, a tale of physical courage, engineering acumen, ugly politicking and two egregious disasters.
Download or read book When Giants Ruled the Sky written by John Geoghegan and published by History Press. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the American airship came within a hair's breadth of replacing planes, trains, and ocean liners as dominant long-distance transport Nearly everything people think they know about airships is wrong. Few realize that prior to the Hindenburg disaster airships transported passengers without a single casualty for more than 20 years, a record unmatched by any other form of transportation. When Giants Ruled the Sky tells the true but little-known story of the USS Macon (ZRS-5), the world's largest, most expensive and most technologically advanced airship of her day, and the four men responsible for conceiving, designing, building, and flying her. In doing so it reveals how the airship came within a hair's breadth of replacing planes, trains, and ocean liners as the dominant form of long-distance transportation, and exactly what went wrong, a tale of physical courage, engineering acumen, ugly politicking and two egregious disasters.
Author: Dino Don Lessem
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780448426471
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen giant dinosaurs ruled the earth, what was going on in the sky over their heads? Those bizarre flying creatures are called pterosaurs- find out about them in this book!
Download or read book Giants of the Sky written by Dino Don Lessem and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When giant dinosaurs ruled the earth, what was going on in the sky over their heads? Those bizarre flying creatures are called pterosaurs- find out about them in this book!
Author: Judy Stubbs
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780888870674
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Author: Stephen Sondheim
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2011-11-22
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 030759341X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second volume of Sondheim's collected lyrics is both a remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of a legend, and a continuation of the acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat. Picking up where he left off in Finishing the Hat, Sondheim gives us all the lyrics, along with excluded songs and early drafts, of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins and Passion. Here, too, is an in-depth look at the evolution of Wise Guys, which subsequently was transformed into Bounce and eventually became Road Show. Sondheim takes us through his contributions to both television and film, some of which may surprise you, and covers plenty of never-before-seen material from unproduced projects as well. There are abundant anecdotes about his many collaborations, and readers are treated to rare personal material in this volume, as Sondheim includes songs culled from commissions, parodies and personal special occasions—such as a hilarious song for Leonard Bernstein’s seventieth birthday. As he did in the previous volume, Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with invaluable advice on songwriting, discussions of theater history and the state of the industry today, and exacting dissections of his work, both the successes and the failures. Filled with even more behind-the-scenes photographs and illustrations from Sondheim’s original manuscripts, Look, I Made a Hat is fascinating, devourable and essential reading for any fan of the theater or this great man’s work.
Download or read book Look, I Made a Hat written by Stephen Sondheim and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of Sondheim's collected lyrics is both a remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of a legend, and a continuation of the acclaimed and best-selling Finishing the Hat. Picking up where he left off in Finishing the Hat, Sondheim gives us all the lyrics, along with excluded songs and early drafts, of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins and Passion. Here, too, is an in-depth look at the evolution of Wise Guys, which subsequently was transformed into Bounce and eventually became Road Show. Sondheim takes us through his contributions to both television and film, some of which may surprise you, and covers plenty of never-before-seen material from unproduced projects as well. There are abundant anecdotes about his many collaborations, and readers are treated to rare personal material in this volume, as Sondheim includes songs culled from commissions, parodies and personal special occasions—such as a hilarious song for Leonard Bernstein’s seventieth birthday. As he did in the previous volume, Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with invaluable advice on songwriting, discussions of theater history and the state of the industry today, and exacting dissections of his work, both the successes and the failures. Filled with even more behind-the-scenes photographs and illustrations from Sondheim’s original manuscripts, Look, I Made a Hat is fascinating, devourable and essential reading for any fan of the theater or this great man’s work.
Author: Ole Edvart Rølvaag
Publisher:
Published: 1927
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism on the boundless Dakota prairie, as a Norwegian-American immigrant family passed through Ellis Island and worked to eke out a living in America's midwest.
Download or read book Giants in the Earth written by Ole Edvart Rølvaag and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism on the boundless Dakota prairie, as a Norwegian-American immigrant family passed through Ellis Island and worked to eke out a living in America's midwest.
Author: Michael John Haddrick Taylor
Publisher: Jane's Information Group
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
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