Flying Adventurers

Author : David K. Vaughan
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476688788
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Flying Adventurers written by David K. Vaughan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-05-29 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aviation books were a unique and prolific subgenre of American juvenile literature from the early to mid-20th century, drawing upon the nation's intensifying interest. The first books of this type, Harry L. Sayler's series Airship Boys, appeared shortly after the Wright brothers' first successful flight in 1909. Following Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, popular series like Ted Scott and Andy Lane established the "golden age" of juvenile aviation literature. This work examines the 375 juvenile aviation series titles published between 1909 and 1964. It weaves together several thematic threads, including the placement of aviation narratives within the context of major historical events, the technical accuracy in depictions of flying machines and the ways in which characters reflected the culture of their eras. Three appendices provide publication data for each series, a list of referenced aircraft and an annotated bibliography; there is a full index.

Author : John Lewis
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1481730428
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book One Adventure After Another written by John Lewis and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not about heroes like military pilots who risk their lives protecting our country, or commercial pilots who wing their way across the world transporting us from one place to the other or general pilots who daily perform tasks that can only be done from the air. We owe all of these pilots a great respect and gratitude for the job that they do. Most of the books written are about them. This book is about the private pilot who is the average man or woman who does not intend to risk their lives flying an airplane. This book is about those people who simply want to take to the air for the joy of being airborne and for the intellectual challenge of keeping up with the birds. If I thought for a moment that flying was not safe, I would not step into an airplane. For years I felt that flying was for the foolhardy until by chance I discovered that flying is safer than driving a car if you learn how to fly and follow the rules. This book attempts to describe the transition from becoming a land person to becoming an air person and the pleasures experienced on the way. John O. Lewis My first adventure with John as an airplane pilot gave me the surprise of my life. After vehemently refusing to go flying with him, I agreed once and for all to join him in the cockpit for a brief tour around Chicago. Once airborne my imagined fears were replaced by sheer joy of seeing the sights and realizing the wonders both above and below. This initial flight was the beginning of adventures of our lifetime. Never again was any coaxing on his part needed for me to join him on flights. Edna M. Lewis

Author : Mort D. Mason
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 9780896585898
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Flying the Alaska Wild written by Mort D. Mason and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine flying through wildly unpredictable weather conditions and over the unforgiving terrain of the Big Empty, with only yourself to rely on in life and death situations. This type of true grit adventure was a common occurrence for Alaska bush pilot Mort Mason, who encountered numerous white-knuckle situations while honing his skill--and his luck--in a profession that only a handful of pilots have had the stamina to endure. Flying the Alaska Wild is a heart-pounding, edge-of-the-chair collection of fascinating stories about the rough-and-tumble life of an Alaska bush pilot--straight from the pilot’s seat. Recounting thirty years of adventures, skilled storyteller Mason presents tales of his own experiences, and also tells the legendary stories of other old-time bush pilots.

Author : Pablo Bernasconi
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547562063
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Captain Arsenio: Inventions and (Mis)adventures in Flight written by Pablo Bernasconi and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005-05-02 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Arsenio was a curious man who liked, more than anything, to tinker and explore. One day in 1782, he decided that he would put his unusual skills to work in a most ambitious way: he would build a flying machine. Despite a hodgepodge of materials (and a total unawareness of the laws of physics), Captain Arsenio aimed to get his feet off the ground and his head in the clouds—temporarily, at least. But would any of his crazy inventions ever achieve flight? In this hilarious fictional account, Pablo Bernasconi imagines a legend in the making—a retired cheesemaker and scuba diver turned inventor who sets off to fly with the birds, in spite of himself.

Author : Cari Meister
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1434216187
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Airplane Adventure written by Cari Meister and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2010 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zoom! Juan and Anna are flying to Mexico to visit their grandma. From the airport to the clouds, Juan and Anna experience what it's like to fly.

Author : Wilfrid Fonvielle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Adventures in the Air written by Wilfrid Fonvielle and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Air Travel News written by and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John and Edna Lewis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1481730401
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book One Adventure After Another written by John and Edna Lewis and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not about heroes like military pilots who risk their lives protecting our country, or commercial pilots who wing their way across the world transporting us from one place to the other or general pilots who daily perform tasks that can only be done from the air. We owe all of these pilots a great respect and gratitude for the job that they do. Most of the books written are about them. This book is about the private pilot who is the average man or woman who does not intend to risk their lives flying an airplane. This book is about those people who simply want to take to the air for the joy of being airborne and for the intellectual challenge of keeping up with the birds. If I thought for a moment that flying was not safe, I would not step into an airplane. For years I felt that flying was for the foolhardy until by chance I discovered that flying is safer than driving a car if you learn how to fly and follow the rules. This book attempts to describe the transition from becoming a land person to becoming an air person and the pleasures experienced on the way. -John O. Lewis My first adventure with John as an airplane pilot gave me the surprise of my life. After vehemently refusing to go flying with him, I agreed once and for all to join him in the cockpit for a brief tour around Chicago. Once airborne my imagined fears were replaced by sheer joy of seeing the sights and realizing the wonders both above and below. This initial flight was the beginning of adventures of our lifetime. Never again was any coaxing on his part needed for me to join him on flights. -Edna M. Lewis

Author : Roger Pocock
Publisher : London : J. Lane the Bodley Head
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Chorus to Adventurers written by Roger Pocock and published by London : J. Lane the Bodley Head. This book was released on 1931 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Ayrton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Mr Barnacles and his boat [drawings] by [fly] (author of 'Adventures of a salmon'). written by William Ayrton and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: