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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart Adam Woog Summarizes the life of the noted woman pilot, focuses on her mysterious disappearance, and speculates about rumors that she was a spy and that there was a government cover-up. OL15073743W
They flew alone They flew alone George Sullivan Describes fourteen flights by pilots who faced the unknown alone from Wilbur Wright, the first man to achieve powered flight, to Frank Whittle and Jacqueline Cochran, the first man and woman to fly a… OL15079390W
The conquest of the Atlantic by air The conquest of the Atlantic by air Charles Dixon A first-class account of the triumph and tragedy of Atlantic crossings by air until the end of the 1930s. Containing 19 chapters and numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations. A must for th… OL15244514W
Bernt Balchen Bernt Balchen Carroll V. Glines, Jr. He set polar flight records, organized a series of daring wartime air operations, and became a leader in Arctic aviation. But despite these achievements, Norwegian-American aviator Bernt Balchen saw … OL16108395W
British Ferns OR Coloured Figures and Descriptions with Needful Analyses of the Fructification and … British Ferns OR Coloured Figures and Descriptions with Needful Analyses of the Fructification and … Hooker, William Jackson Sir A botanical description of ferns of the UK, published in 1861. OL189218W
"We," "We," Charles A. Lindbergh The famous flier's own story of his life and his transatlantic flight, together with his view on the future of aviation. OL1936574W
Xiao zong xiong de meng Xiao zong xiong de meng Hans De Beer Not wanting to hibernate alone, a young bear heads south and meets three grouchy dormice when he gets lost in a snowstorm. OL19937055W
They flew alone They flew alone George Sullivan Describes fourteen flights by pilots who faced the unknown alone from Wilbur Wright, the first man to achieve powered flight, to Frank Whittle and Jacqueline Cochran, the first man and woman to fly a… OL24272985W
Madame B takes up flying Madame B takes up flying Bénédicte Froissart Join Madame B for a lovely flight to nowhere in particular. OL24858168W
Famous First Flights That Changed History Famous First Flights That Changed History Lowell Thomas, Sr. Here are Bleriot, Byrd, Doolittle, Alcock, and Brown and the others—plus the 1965 round-the-world flight over both poles! Within a few miles of the famed chalk cliffs of Dover, horror-filled spectato… OL2606292W
New York to Nome New York to Nome Marian T. Place Recounts the first airplane flight across North America to Alaska in 1920. OL5359944W
Girl around the world Girl around the world Dorothy Kilgallen This is the story of Dorothy Kilgallen's participation in a 1936 travel adventure. 2 New York journalists, Herbert Ekins of the World-Telegram and Leo Kieran of the New York Times originally were goi… OL5622609W
Riders on the wind Riders on the wind Laurence Swinburne An account of how three men in a hot air balloon trace Charles Lindbergh's solo airplane route across the Atlantic in 1978. OL6566301W
Search Search Lincoln Ellsworth Search is a typically American document - a true transcription of the hazards and ideals of a man we like to think of as representative. What Lincoln Ellsworth has done in his life, all American men … OL7542397W
Beyond Horizons Beyond Horizons Lincoln Ellsworth This is a fascinating, real life story of a frail boy, born and reared in luxury, who chose for himself a life of rigorous adventure and hardship in the uncharted wastes of the world. Explorer in bot… OL7542398W