The flight : Charles Lindbergh's daring and immortal 1927 transatlantic crossing
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New York, New York : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
ISBN
9780062644039, 0062644033
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Published
New York, New York : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
xiii, 417 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780062644039, 0062644033
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [387]-398) and index.
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"On the rainy morning of May 20, 1927, a little-known American pilot named Charles A. Lindbergh climbed into his single-engine monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, and prepared to take off from a small airfield on Long Island, New York. Despite his inexperience--the twenty-five-year-old Lindbergh had never before flown over open water--he was determined to win the $25,000 Orteig Prize promised since 1919 to the first pilot to fly nonstop between New York and Paris, a terrifying adventure that had already claimed six men's lives. Ahead of him lay a 3,600-mile solo journey across the vast north Atlantic and into the unknown; his survival rested on his skill, courage, and an unassuming little aircraft with no front window. Only 500 people showed up to see him off. Thirty-three and a half hours later, a crowd of more than 100,000 mobbed the Spirit as the audacious young American touched down in Paris, having acheived the seemingly impossible. Overnight, as he navigated by the stars through storms across the featureless ocean, news of his attempt had circled the globe, making him an international celebrity by the time he reached Europe" -- Back cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hampton, D. (2017). The flight: Charles Lindbergh's daring and immortal 1927 transatlantic crossing . HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hampton, Dan. 2017. The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing. HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hampton, Dan. The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hampton, Dan. The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
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