William M. Miller

Eugene Ely, Daredevil Aviator

First Shipboard Landing and Takeoff

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Eugene Burton Ely was buried the day after his 25th birthday, less than a half-mile from where he was born. No sooner had he captured the world's eye and gained the fame he sought, than he crashed into the earth. Until 1911, the last year of his life, hardly anyone knew his name. More than a century later, nothing has changed. An Iowa farm boy afraid of heights, Ely was the first to land an airplane on the deck of a ship. To some, he is the father of naval aviation, the inspiration behind today's nuclear aircraft carriers--but many details of his life have been lost until now. This book seeks to fill this void.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 648g
• ISBN-13: 9780786496778
• ISBN-10: 0786496770
• Artikelnr.: 41124530

Autorenporträt

A one-time historian with the Southern Oregon Historical Society, William M. Miller is a former reporter and history columnist for the Medford Mail Tribune. He lives in Shady Cove, Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface 1.
Homecoming 2.
Macon, 1911 3.
The Old York Hills 4.
A New Century 5.
Scorching Through the Countryside 6.
The City of a Hundred Hills 7.
5:12 a.m.-April 18, 1906 8.
Native Son and Daughter 9.
Driving the Right People 10.
Racing Cross-Country 11.
Challenging the Wrights 12.
Dominguez 13.
Wemme Wants a Prizewinner 14.
Crowds Will Flock 15.
"I was fascinated with the idea of flying" 16.
On the Road to Curtiss 17.
O, Canada 18.
"Scrape that golden lining" 19.
"A warm corner in the heart of Father Knickerbocker" 20.
"Plucky pioneer conqueror of the air" 21.
"There's your trouble, Gene" 22.
"The ease of a swallow and the speed of an express train" 23.
Bleak Days at Belmont 24.
A Little Man with an Aero-Eye and the Plucky Little Woman Beside Him 25.
"He flew off with the greatest ease" 26.
Balmy Southern Skies 27.
Scientific Suicide 28.
A Platform for the Pennsylvania 29.
Two Days Out of Ten 30.
Waiting for a Rainbow 31.
"Easier than I thought" 32.
"Best girl" 33.
"The noble art" 34.
Good Luck Charm 35.
Land of Salt and Snow 36.
Flitting Along 37.
The Wayward Winds 38.
Sailing Air and Sea 39.
Redemption on an Oregon Trail 40.
Over the Rockies 41.
A Very Busy Month 42.
"We are merely circus performers" 43.
Not for $50,000 44.
"Fate handed me this bump" 45.
"He was just Ely" 46.
Beginning the Afterlife 47.
"They're all gone now" Chapter Notes Bibliography Index