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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Ross, John F., 1958-     Subjects     Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.     Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.     Air pilots, Military -- 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.     Speed records -- History.     Survival at sea -- Pacific Ocean -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ross, John F., 1958-       by title:      Enduring courage : a...       by call number:      629.13092 R539r     Search the Web     Ross, John F., 1958-     Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.     Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.     Air pilots, Military -- 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.     Speed records -- History.     Survival at sea -- Pacific Ocean -- Biography.       MARC Display

Enduring courage : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed / John F. Ross. by Ross, John F., 1958- St. Martin's Press, [2014] Call #: 629.13092 R539r Subjects Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.   Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.   Air pilots, Military -- 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.   Speed records -- History.   Survival at sea -- Pacific Ocean -- Biography. ISBN:  9781250033772 (hc.) Alternate title:  Ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed Edition:  First edition. Description:  xxiii, 375 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355), Internet addresses and index. Contents:  Map of the Western Front -- Map of Chateau-Thierry -- Map of Saint-Mihiel -- Map of the Mease-Argonne. 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:  The story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace, who showed a nation the way forward in its quest for speed, endurance and courage. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Home Delivery - HN Adult Biography 629.13092 R539r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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