About this title: During the months of May and June in 1927, all eyes were focused on the feverish activities at Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York. Three airplanes were lined up preparing for an historic flight. All over the world, people were caught up in the suspense and danger. Which plane would be first?
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Binding: Reinforced
Publisher: Calkins Creek
Date Published: 2008-09-01
ISBN-13:9781590784624ISBN:1590784626
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Boyds Mills Pr
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781590784624ISBN:1590784626
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Edition: First edition. FIRST EDITION
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781590784624ISBN:1590784626
Description: New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 134 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: BOYDS MILL PR
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781590784624ISBN:1590784626
Description: During the summer of 1927, three pilots prepared for a historic journey from Long Island's Roosevelt Field--a nonstop flight between New York and Paris. This work chronicles the daring feats of these courageous adventurers and the aftermath of their... read more
A hotel owner named Orteig offered the first pilot to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, from New York to Paris, a prize of $25,000. In 1919, aviation was in its infancy and that was a great deal of money, but by 1927 the prize still had not been awarded, and the feat was considered impossible.
This is the story of the first three men to shepherd their tiny planes across the great Atlantic.
Charles Lindbergh, "Lucky Lindy," who was virtually unknown, flew the Spirit of St. Louis. He had tried in vain to be the pilot of the Columbia, but was rejected. Charles A. Levine owned the Columbia, but decided on the well-known test pilot, Clarence Chamberlin, to be at the controls. The Columbia already held the world's endurance record, having flown over 30,000 miles. The third plane was the multi-engined America, piloted by Richard E. Byrd, the Arctic explorer, and held a crew of four.
All the world watched as the impossible feat became reality.
Finklestein captures the excitement of the times as he traces the rise of aviation from the first flight of the Kitty Hawk to the great Atlantic race. He tells the history of each man, their dreams of greatness, and the setbacks and problems they encountered. The book is illustrated with black and white photographs throughout that show everything from the instrument panels and crowded cockpits of the planes to pictures of the pilots and the crowds that greeted them at the finish lines.
I thoroughly enjoyed this sojourn back into history and comparing it to today's aviation miracles that are just taken for granted. THREE ACROSS tells of one of history's finest moments and belongs in every school library."
"Recommended for gr. 5-8. This history of the first transatlantic flights (there were three major competitors and all succeeded in 1927) is well-written and includes many period photographs. It does a good job of explaining to today's youth what life was like in the days before long-distance flight and accurate weather forecasting. Includes table of contents, source notes, bibliography (books and websites) and index."
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