Author: Robert Gandt
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612514243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible. To fully document the story he includes interviews with flying boat pioneers and a dynamic collection of photographs, charts, and cutaway illustrations.
China Clipper
Author: Robert Gandt
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612514243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible. To fully document the story he includes interviews with flying boat pioneers and a dynamic collection of photographs, charts, and cutaway illustrations.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612514243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible. To fully document the story he includes interviews with flying boat pioneers and a dynamic collection of photographs, charts, and cutaway illustrations.
China Clipper
Author: Ronald W. Jackson
Publisher: W. Clement Stone
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher: W. Clement Stone
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
China Clipper
Author: Richard Brignall
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1552775267
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Normie Kwong's parents immigrated to Canada from China in the early 1900s. For them, and many other Asian immigrants, moving meant having to face both the government's anti-Asian policies and society's attitude of Chinese exclusion. But Normie overcame it all and, despite his small stature, in 1948 he became the youngest footballer ever to play in a Grey Cup game. Nicknamed the "China Clipper" as a nod to both his Chinese heritage and his record-setting speed on the football field, Kwong went on to become a hero and popular sports role model for generations of football fans in the West. After retiring from football, Kwong entered politics and was later appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. [Fry Reading Level - 4.9
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1552775267
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Normie Kwong's parents immigrated to Canada from China in the early 1900s. For them, and many other Asian immigrants, moving meant having to face both the government's anti-Asian policies and society's attitude of Chinese exclusion. But Normie overcame it all and, despite his small stature, in 1948 he became the youngest footballer ever to play in a Grey Cup game. Nicknamed the "China Clipper" as a nod to both his Chinese heritage and his record-setting speed on the football field, Kwong went on to become a hero and popular sports role model for generations of football fans in the West. After retiring from football, Kwong entered politics and was later appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. [Fry Reading Level - 4.9
The China Clipper, Pan American Airways and Popular Culture
Author: Larry Weirather
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"The book discusses strategies used to represent the clipper as a paragon of U.S. interests, values and beliefs. The main focus of the work is the variety of ways this iconographic status manifested itself through toys, movies, pulp fiction, comic books and music. An appendix explains different models of the clipper flying boats"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"The book discusses strategies used to represent the clipper as a paragon of U.S. interests, values and beliefs. The main focus of the work is the variety of ways this iconographic status manifested itself through toys, movies, pulp fiction, comic books and music. An appendix explains different models of the clipper flying boats"--Provided by publisher.
China Clipper
Author: Ronald W. Jackson
Publisher: W. Clement Stone
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: W. Clement Stone
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
China Tea Clippers
Author: George Frederick Campbell
Publisher: Coles Publishing
ISBN: 9780229115259
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
An intimately detailed description of the great sailing ships designed for fast passages. The drawings elucidate the architecture and handling. An International Marine book for sailors, modelers, and commercial and marine historians. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Coles Publishing
ISBN: 9780229115259
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
An intimately detailed description of the great sailing ships designed for fast passages. The drawings elucidate the architecture and handling. An International Marine book for sailors, modelers, and commercial and marine historians. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The China Clippers
Author: Basil Lubbock
Publisher: Boston : [s.n.
ISBN:
Category : Clipper-ships
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher: Boston : [s.n.
ISBN:
Category : Clipper-ships
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
China Clipper
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China Clipper (Airplane)
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China Clipper (Airplane)
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
China Clipper
Author: Van Zwienen John
Publisher: Critics Choice Paperbacks/Lorevan Publishing
ISBN: 9781555473044
Category : Sea stories
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher: Critics Choice Paperbacks/Lorevan Publishing
ISBN: 9781555473044
Category : Sea stories
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Timmy Rides the China Clipper
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description