The Flight of the Century - Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of American Aviation

Zusatztext lucid, enjoyable book. Informationen zum Autor Thomas Kessner is Distinguished Professor of History at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of many books, including Capital City: New York City and the Men Behind America's Rise to Dominance, 1860-1900, and Fiorello H. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Klappentext The Flight of the Century sheds new light on one of America's fascinatingly enigmatic heroes and most transformative moments. Zusammenfassung The Flight of the Century sheds new light on one of America's fascinatingly enigmatic heroes and most transformative moments.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Kessner, Kessner Thomas
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.08.2010
• EAN: 9780195320190
• ISBN: 978-0-19-532019-0
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 242 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Pivotal Moments in American History; Print on Demand; Pivotal Moments in American History; Pivotal Moments in American Hi
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of the Americas, Aerospace & aviation technology, Aviation skills / piloting, Aerospace and aviation technology, Aviation skills and piloting