Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed
(eBook)
The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace At the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies, the car and airplane, took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into these dangerous contraptions and pushed them to unexplored extremes became new American heroes: the race car driver and the flying ace. No individual did more to create and intensify these raw new roles than the tall, gangly Eddie Rickenbacker, who defied death over and over with such courage and pluck that a generation of Americans came to know his face better than the president's. The son of poor, German-speaking Swiss immigrants in Columbus, Ohio, Rickenbacker overcame the specter of his father's violent death, a debilitating handicap, and, later, accusations of being a German spy, to become the American military ace of aces in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. He and his high-spirited, all-too-short-lived pilot comrades, created a new kind of aviation warfare, as they pushed their machines to the edge of destruction, and often over it-without parachutes, radios, or radar. "Enduring Courage" is the electrifying story of the beginning of America's love affair with speed, and how one man above all the rest showed a nation the way forward. No simple daredevil, he was an innovator on the racetrack, a skilled aerial dualist and squadron commander, and founder of Eastern Air Lines. Decades after his heroics against the Red Baron's Flying Circus, he again showed a war-weary nation what it took to survive against nearly insurmountable odds when he and seven others endured a harrowing three-week ordeal adrift without food or water in the Pacific during World War II. For the first time, "Enduring Courage" peels back the layers of hero to reveal the man himself. With impeccable research and a gripping narrative, John F. Ross tells the unforgettable story of a man who pushed the limits of speed, endurance and courage and emerged as an American legend.
Notes
Ross, J. F. (2014). Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed. [United States], St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ross, John F.. 2014. Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed. [United States], St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ross, John F., Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed. [United States], St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ross, John F.. Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed. [United States], St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2014.
Hoopla Extract Information
hooplaId | 13992157 |
---|---|
title | Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed |
kind | EBOOK |
price | 1.2 |
active | 1 |
pa | 0 |
profanity | 0 |
children | 0 |
demo | 0 |
rating | |
abridged | 0 |
dateLastUpdated | Jan 26, 2024 07:45:18 PM |
Record Information
Last File Modification Time | Nov 23, 2023 01:31:30 AM |
---|---|
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Jan 26, 2024 03:04:47 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 03619nam a22003975a 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | MWT16177917 | ||
003 | MWT | ||
005 | 20231028120720.1 | ||
006 | m o d | ||
007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
008 | 231028s2014 xxu eo 000 0 eng d | ||
020 | |a 9781250033789|q (electronic bk.) | ||
020 | |a 1250033780|q (electronic bk.) | ||
028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT16177917 |
029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/mcm_9781250033789_180.jpeg | ||
037 | |a 16177917|b Midwest Tape, LLC|n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
040 | |a Midwest|e rda | ||
099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
100 | 1 | |a Ross, John F.,|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed :|b Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed|h [electronic resource] /|c John F. Ross. |
264 | 1 | |a [United States] :|b St. Martin's Publishing Group,|c 2014. | |
264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
300 | |a 1 online resource (400 pages) | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier | ||
347 | |a text file|2 rda | ||
506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
520 | |a The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace At the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies, the car and airplane, took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into these dangerous contraptions and pushed them to unexplored extremes became new American heroes: the race car driver and the flying ace. No individual did more to create and intensify these raw new roles than the tall, gangly Eddie Rickenbacker, who defied death over and over with such courage and pluck that a generation of Americans came to know his face better than the president's. The son of poor, German-speaking Swiss immigrants in Columbus, Ohio, Rickenbacker overcame the specter of his father's violent death, a debilitating handicap, and, later, accusations of being a German spy, to become the American military ace of aces in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. He and his high-spirited, all-too-short-lived pilot comrades, created a new kind of aviation warfare, as they pushed their machines to the edge of destruction, and often over it-without parachutes, radios, or radar. "Enduring Courage" is the electrifying story of the beginning of America's love affair with speed, and how one man above all the rest showed a nation the way forward. No simple daredevil, he was an innovator on the racetrack, a skilled aerial dualist and squadron commander, and founder of Eastern Air Lines. Decades after his heroics against the Red Baron's Flying Circus, he again showed a war-weary nation what it took to survive against nearly insurmountable odds when he and seven others endured a harrowing three-week ordeal adrift without food or water in the Pacific during World War II. For the first time, "Enduring Courage" peels back the layers of hero to reveal the man himself. With impeccable research and a gripping narrative, John F. Ross tells the unforgettable story of a man who pushed the limits of speed, endurance and courage and emerged as an American legend. | ||
538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Aeronautics. | |
650 | 0 | |a Military. | |
650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13992157?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435|z Instantly available on hoopla. |
856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image|u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/mcm_9781250033789_180.jpeg |