The Resource The aviators : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight, Winston Groom
The aviators : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight, Winston Groom
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- Summary
- Explores "the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- These three men
- The king of dirt
- The man with the outside loop
- Can those be stars?
- Air combat is not sport, it is scientific murder
- New York to Paris
- Man's greatest enemy in the air
- I was saved for some good purpose
- An inspiration in a grubby world
- His halo turned into a noose
- The raid
- We were slowly rotting away
- The lone eagle goes to war
- Masters of the sky
- Isbn
- 9781426211560
- Label
- The aviators : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight
- Title
- The aviators
- Title remainder
- Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight
- Statement of responsibility
- Winston Groom
- Subject
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- Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Air pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography
- Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993
- Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography
- Lindbergh, Charles A., (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
- Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
- United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Heroes -- United States -- Biography
- Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Explores "the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1944-2020
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Groom, Winston
- Dewey number
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- 629.13092/273
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL539
- LC item number
- .G73 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Rickenbacker, Eddie
- Doolittle, James Harold
- Lindbergh, Charles A.
- Air pilots
- Air pilots, Military
- Heroes
- Adventure and adventurers
- Aeronautics
- Aeronautics, Military
- United States
- Label
- The aviators : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight, Winston Groom
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-455) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- These three men -- The king of dirt -- The man with the outside loop -- Can those be stars? -- Air combat is not sport, it is scientific murder -- New York to Paris -- Man's greatest enemy in the air -- I was saved for some good purpose -- An inspiration in a grubby world -- His halo turned into a noose -- The raid -- We were slowly rotting away -- The lone eagle goes to war -- Masters of the sky
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781426211560
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013015171
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn827973791
- Label
- The aviators : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight, Winston Groom
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-455) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- These three men -- The king of dirt -- The man with the outside loop -- Can those be stars? -- Air combat is not sport, it is scientific murder -- New York to Paris -- Man's greatest enemy in the air -- I was saved for some good purpose -- An inspiration in a grubby world -- His halo turned into a noose -- The raid -- We were slowly rotting away -- The lone eagle goes to war -- Masters of the sky
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781426211560
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013015171
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn827973791
Subject
- Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Air pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography
- Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993
- Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography
- Lindbergh, Charles A., (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
- Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
- United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Heroes -- United States -- Biography
- Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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