Item #8723 FIRST ACROSS:; The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919. Richard K. Smith.
FIRST ACROSS:; The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919
FIRST ACROSS:; The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919
FIRST ACROSS:; The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919
FIRST ACROSS:; The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919
FIRST ACROSS:; The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919

FIRST ACROSS:; The U.S. Navy's Transatlantic Flight of 1919

Anapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1986. Period photos and images reproduced. Second Edition. Cloth. Tall 8vo (9 1/4" x 6 1/2"), gray cloth with gold lettering on spine, Foreword by Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, profusely illustrated with contemporary photos, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with image of the NC-4 seaplane that successfully crossed the Atlantic, Appendices, Notes, Sources, Index, light blue map endpapers, [i-xx] + 279 pages. Weight: 1 lb. 6 oz. Like New / Very Fine. Item #8723
ISBN: 0870211846

Richard K. Smith received his undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Airships Akron and Macon: Flying Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy, the award-winning First Across! The U.S. Navy s Transatlantic Flight of 1919 and numerous articles on the history of aeronautics. He died before completing the manuscript of Five Down, No Glory.

Hard-to-see 1-inch circular embossed stamp of previous owner on dedication page.

Price: $30.00

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