02905nam 2200625Ia 450 991045995070332120210423001437.01-282-61337-597866126133710-19-971774-5(CKB)2670000000039570(EBL)537604(OCoLC)649833562(SSID)ssj0000417836(PQKBManifestationID)12110273(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417836(PQKBWorkID)10371040(PQKB)10762043(MiAaPQ)EBC537604(Au-PeEL)EBL537604(CaPaEBR)ebr10395081(CaONFJC)MIL261337(EXLCZ)99267000000003957020100309d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe flight of the century[electronic resource] Charles Lindbergh and the rise of American aviation /Thomas KessnerOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (336 p.)Pivotal moments in American historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-993117-8 0-19-532019-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Lindbergh's Map; Editor's Note; Introduction; 1 You're Your Own Boss; 2 Acolyte of the Air; 3 Aviation Takes Flight; 4 Intricate Perfection; 5 Flight of the Century; 6 Vive Lindbergh! Vive l'Américain!; 7 It Touched Off Aviation; 8 Airship Diplomacy; 9 The Lindbergh Era; 10 "We" Now a Trio; 11 As One Gains Fame One Loses Life; Epilogue: The End of Heroes; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; IndexIn late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first non-stop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris ushered in America's age of commercial aviation. In The Flight of the Century, Thomas Kessner takes a fresh look at one of America's greatest moments, explaining how what was essentially a publicity stunt became a turning point in history. He vividly recreates the flight itself and the euphoric reaPivotal moments in American history.Air pilotsUnited StatesBiographyAeronauticsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryElectronic books.Air pilotsAeronauticsHistory629.130092BKessner Thomas774269MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459950703321The flight of the century2159472UNINA