Race to Hawaii : the 1927 Dole Air Derby and the thrilling first flights that opened the Pacific
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Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2018].
ISBN
9780912777252, 0912777257
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780912777252, 0912777257
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-294) and index.
Description
"Today, a trip to Hawaii is a simple six-hour flight from the West Coast, but almost a century ago, it was a nerve-wracking and twenty-six-hour journey across 2,400 miles of the open Pacific. Race to Hawaii chronicles the thrilling first flights during the Golden Age of Aviation, a time when new airplanes traveled farther and faster but were also unreliable, fragile, and hampered by primitive air navigation equipment. The US Navy tried first, sending flying boats winging toward the islands. Next came Army Air Corps aviators and a civilian pilot, who informally raced each other to Hawaii in the weeks after Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic to land the Spirit of St. Louis in Paris. Finally came the Dole Derby, an unprecedented 1927 air race in which eight planes set off at once across the Pacific, all eager to claim a cash prize offered by Pineapple King, James Dole. Military men, barnstormers, a schoolteacher, a Wall Street bond salesman, a Hollywood stunt flyer, and veteran World War aces all encountered every type of hazard during their perilous flights, from fuel shortages to failed engines, forced sea landings and severe fatigue to navigational errors. With so many pilots taking aim at the far-flung islands in so many different types of planes, everyone wondered who would reach Hawaii first, or at all." -- Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ryan, J. (2018). Race to Hawaii: the 1927 Dole Air Derby and the thrilling first flights that opened the Pacific . Chicago Review Press Incorporated.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ryan, Jason. 2018. Race to Hawaii: The 1927 Dole Air Derby and the Thrilling First Flights That Opened the Pacific. Chicago Review Press Incorporated.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ryan, Jason. Race to Hawaii: The 1927 Dole Air Derby and the Thrilling First Flights That Opened the Pacific Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ryan, Jason. Race to Hawaii: The 1927 Dole Air Derby and the Thrilling First Flights That Opened the Pacific Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 2018.
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