Enduring courage [text (large print)] : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed / John F. Ross.

Title:

ISBN:

9781410472830

Personal Author:

Ross, John F., 1958-

Edition:

Large print edition.

Publication Information:

Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014]

Physical Description:

687 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents:

Map of the Western Front -- Map of Chateau-Thierry -- Map of Saint-Mihiel -- Map of the Mease-Argonne -- Introduction: When a man faces death -- Book I: Racing -- Love at first sight -- A most dangerous job -- Death on the track -- Aeroplane vs. automobile -- New order of terrors -- Book II: Flying -- Storm clouds overhead -- Flying lessons -- A steep learning curve -- Aircraft morph into deadly weapons -- Book III: Fighting -- First blood -- When giants fall -- Race to ace -- The Germans strike back -- A secret counteroffensive -- Squadron command -- Book IV: Immortality -- Plane crash -- Triumph of will.

Summary:

At the turn of the 20th century the invention of the car and the airplane took our imaginations by storm and produced new American heroes: the race car driver and the flying ace. No one did more in these roles than Eddie Rickenbacker, who defied death with such courage and pluck that a generation knew his face better than the president's. This is the unforgettable story of a man who pushed the limits of speed, endurance and courage and emerged as an American legend.

Personal Subject:

Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.

Subject Term:

Air pilots--United States -- Biography

Fighter pilots--United States -- Biography

Automobile racing drivers--United States -- Biography

World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American

Genre:

Large print books

OCLC Number:

ocn881064775