LEADER 02905nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910459950703321 005 20210423001437.0 010 $a1-282-61337-5 010 $a9786612613371 010 $a0-19-971774-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000039570 035 $a(EBL)537604 035 $a(OCoLC)649833562 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000417836 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12110273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417836 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10371040 035 $a(PQKB)10762043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC537604 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL537604 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10395081 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL261337 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000039570 100 $a20100309d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe flight of the century$b[electronic resource] $eCharles Lindbergh and the rise of American aviation /$fThomas Kessner 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 225 1 $aPivotal moments in American history 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-993117-8 311 $a0-19-532019-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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'Ame?ricain!; 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; Index 330 $aIn late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first non-stop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris ushered in America's age of commercial aviation. In The Flight of the Century, Thomas Kessner takes a fresh look at one of America's greatest moments, explaining how what was essentially a publicity stunt became a turning point in history. He vividly recreates the flight itself and the euphoric rea 410 0$aPivotal moments in American history. 606 $aAir pilots$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aAeronautics$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAir pilots 615 0$aAeronautics$xHistory 676 $a629.130092 676 $aB 700 $aKessner$b Thomas$0774269 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459950703321 996 $aThe flight of the century$92159472 997 $aUNINA