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by John Toland
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ISBN: 0486213978 Dover Publications Price: $12.95 |
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Daring flights of early pioneers, descriptions of great American airships, much more — beginning with pioneer invention by Dr. Solomon Andrews in 1865 and ending with the Hindenburg crash in 1937. ". . . a dramatic account of a lost cause and the heroic men who fought to keep it alive." — Chicago Sunday Tribune. 32 photos.
Table of Contents for The Great Dirigibles
| Prologue | |||||||
| 1. The Amazing Dr. Solomon Andrews | |||||||
| 2. The Man in the Wicker Basket | |||||||
| 3. Phoenix at Echterdingen | |||||||
| 4. Ships at War | |||||||
| 5. "The Flying "Lemon" | |||||||
| 6. "Daughter of the Stars" | |||||||
| 7. The Line Squall | |||||||
| 8. Breakup | |||||||
| 9. Flight of the Norge | |||||||
| 10. The Italia | |||||||
| 11. Wilderness of Ice | |||||||
| 12. The Millionth Chance | |||||||
| 13. "Queen of the Skies" | |||||||
| 14. Three Came Back | |||||||
| 15. The Happiest Ship | |||||||
| 16. Down to the Sea | |||||||
| 17. Twilight of the Gods | |||||||
| Epilogue | |||||||
| Acknowledgements | |||||||
| Index |