Author: Allen Herr
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807552
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Historical accounts of the first successful flight in California’s capital city and other notable Northern California flights that followed over three decades, the courageous aviators, and development of long forgotten airports from which they flew. Among them is the story of aviatrix Blanche Stuart Scott’s 1912 flights and Sac Muni female pilots twenty years later. Included is the first accurate history of early ag-flying in the north state revolutionizing the farmers. This is part of a three-book series on Northern California's aviation history 1909-1939.
Ragwings Over The Sacramento River
Author: Allen Herr
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807552
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Historical accounts of the first successful flight in California’s capital city and other notable Northern California flights that followed over three decades, the courageous aviators, and development of long forgotten airports from which they flew. Among them is the story of aviatrix Blanche Stuart Scott’s 1912 flights and Sac Muni female pilots twenty years later. Included is the first accurate history of early ag-flying in the north state revolutionizing the farmers. This is part of a three-book series on Northern California's aviation history 1909-1939.
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807552
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Historical accounts of the first successful flight in California’s capital city and other notable Northern California flights that followed over three decades, the courageous aviators, and development of long forgotten airports from which they flew. Among them is the story of aviatrix Blanche Stuart Scott’s 1912 flights and Sac Muni female pilots twenty years later. Included is the first accurate history of early ag-flying in the north state revolutionizing the farmers. This is part of a three-book series on Northern California's aviation history 1909-1939.
Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939
Author: H. Allen Herr
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807544
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Historian Allen Herr’s lively aviation stories document fearless risk takers in Northern California with biographies of the pioneer aviators, descriptions of the barnstormers, commercial flyers, regional airplane builders, and local airfield development from 1910 to 1939. Extensive research and 94 photos, some published for the first time, complement two other titles in a book series of early Northern California aviation history written by the former pilot. Originally published in 2015 as Golden Wings over the Feather River (ISBN 978-1-935807-14-8), but with added information and more illustrations.This volume II of the series is about early aviation in Yuba, Sutter, and Butte Counties.
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807544
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Historian Allen Herr’s lively aviation stories document fearless risk takers in Northern California with biographies of the pioneer aviators, descriptions of the barnstormers, commercial flyers, regional airplane builders, and local airfield development from 1910 to 1939. Extensive research and 94 photos, some published for the first time, complement two other titles in a book series of early Northern California aviation history written by the former pilot. Originally published in 2015 as Golden Wings over the Feather River (ISBN 978-1-935807-14-8), but with added information and more illustrations.This volume II of the series is about early aviation in Yuba, Sutter, and Butte Counties.
Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939
Author: Allen Herr
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807536
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939: Vol. 1, San Francisco Bay Area is the only book to give a detailed account of early flying in the Bay Area. Historian Allen Herr recalls the aviation pioneers who flew weekly exhibitions promoting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition fifteen months prior to its San Francisco opening. These pioneers formed flying schools, built airports, manufactured aircraft, and competed against each other. Herr captures the energy behind the Bay Area aviation movement, tells who was involved, and describes the effects of their extraordinary determination and achievements. This edition is one of three in Herr's series of Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939.
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807536
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939: Vol. 1, San Francisco Bay Area is the only book to give a detailed account of early flying in the Bay Area. Historian Allen Herr recalls the aviation pioneers who flew weekly exhibitions promoting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition fifteen months prior to its San Francisco opening. These pioneers formed flying schools, built airports, manufactured aircraft, and competed against each other. Herr captures the energy behind the Bay Area aviation movement, tells who was involved, and describes the effects of their extraordinary determination and achievements. This edition is one of three in Herr's series of Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939.
Hops and Dreams
Author: Rob Burton
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807013
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
On November 15, 1980, two young homebrewers opened a microbrewery in northern California, naming it after the nearby mountain range. Thirty years later, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is widely recognized as a leader of the craft brewing revolution that has changed American beer's reputation around the world. Rob Burton's original research as a customer and his professional interactions with the young founders and personnel, describes the stories behind the company's astonishing rise to success. This is the first book written about the Chico brewery.
Publisher: Stansbury Publishing
ISBN: 1935807013
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
On November 15, 1980, two young homebrewers opened a microbrewery in northern California, naming it after the nearby mountain range. Thirty years later, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is widely recognized as a leader of the craft brewing revolution that has changed American beer's reputation around the world. Rob Burton's original research as a customer and his professional interactions with the young founders and personnel, describes the stories behind the company's astonishing rise to success. This is the first book written about the Chico brewery.
U. S. Civil Aircraft
Author: Joseph P. Juptner
Publisher: Aero Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9780830643745
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This is the definitive history of U.S. civil air-craft, a classification in 1927 and continued through 1948, when the certification system was changed. An invaluable resource, this series is a tribute to the more than 800 aircrafts it describes and illustrates, as well as to the people who made them famous. Nineteen years of intensive research is represented in the series--every aircraft is explored down to the last river. Juptner provides specifications, performance figures, production information, and prices in meticulous detail. Outstanding photography, aircraft and company histories, and the names of designers round out the books in this one-of-a-kind collector's series.
Publisher: Aero Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9780830643745
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This is the definitive history of U.S. civil air-craft, a classification in 1927 and continued through 1948, when the certification system was changed. An invaluable resource, this series is a tribute to the more than 800 aircrafts it describes and illustrates, as well as to the people who made them famous. Nineteen years of intensive research is represented in the series--every aircraft is explored down to the last river. Juptner provides specifications, performance figures, production information, and prices in meticulous detail. Outstanding photography, aircraft and company histories, and the names of designers round out the books in this one-of-a-kind collector's series.
The Face of Poetry
Author: LaVerne Harrell Clark
Publisher: Arlington : Gallimaufry
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: Arlington : Gallimaufry
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Around the World in 52 Words
Author: Robert Stacey Burton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970892218
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
From ancients gods and goddesses to love and despair, from personal memories to public histories, this book contains 365 daily entries, each 52 words long, tackling a wide range of topical themes and issues. It was written over the course of one year as the world celebrated the turn of the millennium.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970892218
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
From ancients gods and goddesses to love and despair, from personal memories to public histories, this book contains 365 daily entries, each 52 words long, tackling a wide range of topical themes and issues. It was written over the course of one year as the world celebrated the turn of the millennium.
California, the Pacific Connection
Author: David W. Lantis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780962001512
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780962001512
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Lassen Peak Eruptions and Their Lingering Legacy
Author: Alan Wayne Willendrup
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lassen Peak (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lassen Peak (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Sacramento River
Author: Chip O'Brien
Publisher: Frank Amato Publications
ISBN: 9781571880512
Category : Fly fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Each River Journal Treats In-Depth One Famous North American fly fishing river on gloss paper with dramatic all-color photographs showing the river and its fishing in its different moods throughout the year.Each book is authored by one experienced writer/angler; color photographs are contributed by professionals. Helpful area maps provide access information for anglers including river drifting, campgrounds, boat launching, shuttling, etc. There is insider fly-fishing help including timing of insect hatches, matching flies, lodging, guide and fly shop services, additional bibliography, map sources, phone numbers and addresses.
Publisher: Frank Amato Publications
ISBN: 9781571880512
Category : Fly fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Each River Journal Treats In-Depth One Famous North American fly fishing river on gloss paper with dramatic all-color photographs showing the river and its fishing in its different moods throughout the year.Each book is authored by one experienced writer/angler; color photographs are contributed by professionals. Helpful area maps provide access information for anglers including river drifting, campgrounds, boat launching, shuttling, etc. There is insider fly-fishing help including timing of insect hatches, matching flies, lodging, guide and fly shop services, additional bibliography, map sources, phone numbers and addresses.