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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. In October of 1910, only four years before the outbreak of World War I, nobody knew whether planes, dirigibles, or balloons would prevail. Within a period of seventeen days, this question was on prime display, as the dirigible America tried to cross the Atlantic; huge crowds gathered at horse-racing tracks to watch airplanes race around overhead; and ballooning teams from around the world took off from St. Louis in pursuit of the Bennett International Balloon Cup, given to the balloon that traveled the farthest. The dramatic denouement would stun the country and lay the foundation for the air force. In Chasing Icarus, Gavin Mortimer has plumbed original and primary sources to paint a vivid picture of the launching point of flight, and an indelible portrait of the late-Edwardian world about to explode into war. The subtitle - 'that forever changed American aviation' - would suggest an academic study of early USA aviation, but this is a well written story of three events brought together. The author has done extensive research in contemporary newspapers and archives to base his almost novel like story about the ill fated Atlantic crossing of Walter Wellman with the dirigible America, the free balloon contest (International Balloon Cup) starting from St. Louis and the heavier-than-air aviation contest in Belmont race park near New York, all in 1910. It is blood curling to read the events of the balloonists who came down in the barren territory of Northern Canada (Quebec) and just made it back in safety. Mortimer has a great eye of detail (especially for the behaviour of newspaper reporters) and sometimes of suspense, reading the book feels almost like being there in person in 1910 !! Illustrations are somewhat sparse, but the bonus is in the text. A book when started that is not easily put down. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: In October of 1910, only four years before the outbreak of WWI, the precursor of the U.S. Air Force had one plane and a couple of dirigibles. Nobody knew which form of flight would predominate: planes, dirigibles, or balloons. And for a period of 17 days that month, this question was on prime display. The dirigible America, captained by Walter Wellman, was trying to cross the Atlantic. At horse racing tracks from Belmont Park in New York to California, huge crowds watched airplanes race above the ovals. And from St. Louis, ballooning teams from around the world took off in pursuit of the Bennett International Balloon Cup, given to the balloon that travelled the furthest distance. The dramatic denouement featuring Americans Alan Hawley and Augustus Post would stun the country. Newspapers, even in the smallest of towns, kept their readers informed of all the latest aerial accidents and international squabbles. The public treated aviators of all kinds like matinee idols. While the future was anything but clear then, in retrospect these few days nearly 100 years ago laid the foundation for an Air Force that would become the largest and most powerful in the world. In Chasing Icarus, Gavin Mortimer has plumbed original and primary sources to paint a vivid picture of the launching point of flight, and an indelible portrait of the late-Edwardian world about to explode into war. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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