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Author:

Grove, Tim, 1967-

Title:

First flight around the world : the adventures of the American fliers who won the race / by Tim Grove.

Publisher:

Abrams Books for Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

vi, 88 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Flights around the world--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Air Corps--Air Corps--Juvenile literature.
World records--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Air Corps.--Air Corps.
Flights around the world.
World records.
Juvenile works.

Other Authors:

National Air and Space Museum.

Notes:

"Published in association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum." Includes bibliographical references (page 85) and index.

Contents:

Journey of the world flight map -- The journey begins -- Planning the trip -- Fierce winds in Alaska -- Disaster on the mountain -- First across the Pacific -- Colorful Japan -- Mechanical trouble in Indochina -- The heat of India -- A grand welcome in Paris -- Meeting royalty in Great Britain -- Plane in danger -- Icebergs and fog -- The welcoming crowds of North America -- Journey's end.

Summary:

" In 1924 the U.S. Army sent eight young men on a bold attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the globe by flight. Men from five other countries--Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Argentina--had the same goal, and so the quest became a race. Who would win?"--Jacket.

ISBN:

1419714821 (hbk.)
9781419714825 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)881592513

LCCN:

2014024665

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