The trans-Atlantic air race of 1927 and the flight that made Charles Lindbergh a hero The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attracted some of the most famous and seasoned aviators of the day, yet itwas the young and lesser known Charles Lindbergh who won the $25,000 Orteig Prize in 1927 for his history-making solo flight in the Spirit of St. Louis. Drawing on many previously overlooked sources, Bak offers a fresh look at the personalities that made up this epic air race a deadly competition that culminated in one of the twentieth century's most thrilling personal achievements and turned Charles Lindbergh into the first international hero of the modern age. Examines the extraordinary life and cultural impact of Charles Lindbergh, one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, and his legendary trans-Atlantic flight that captured the world's imagination Explores the romance of flyingduring aviation's Golden Age of the 1920s, the enduring mystique of the aviator, and rapid technological advances that made for a paradigm shift in human perception of the world Filled with colorful characters from early aviation history, including Charles Nungesser, Igor Sikorsky, René Fonck, Richard Byrd, and Paul Tarascon History and the imagination take flight in this gripping account of high-flying adventure, in which a group of courageous men tested the both limits of technology and the power of nature in pursuit of one of mankind's boldest dreams. INDICE: Acknowledgments. Prologue. Instant Fameor Flaming Gasoline. Part One. Revving Up. Chapter One. Were Here to Cross the Atlantic. Chapter Two. Where Does France Come In? Chapter Three. The Ace with the Wooden Leg. Chapter Four. The Fortune of the Air. Chapter Five. Slim. Part Two. Atlantic Fever. Chapter Six. Giuseppe, the Junkman, and the Racer. Chapter Seven. For the Sake of Science. Chapter Eight. Against the Prevailing Winds. Chapter Nine. Come to Earth. Chapter Ten. Little Silver Plane. Chapter Eleven. Paris au Printemps. Chapter Twelve. A Stout Heart Does Not Fear Death. Chapter Thirteen. Limbo. Chapter Fourteen. Hunting Dragons. Chapter Fifteen. We Two. Chapter Sixteen. Viva lAmérique! Part Three. A New Heaven. Chapter Seventeen. Lindbergh Is Our Elijah. Chapter Eighteen. Two More Across. Chapter Nineteen. The Atlantic No Longer Exists. Epilogue. Restless Spirits. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-471-47752-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 14/07/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés