Race to Kitty Hawk

Race to Kitty Hawk
Author: Edwina Raffa
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781893110335

After being adopted by a woman in Dayton, Ohio, in 1903, orphaned twelve-year-old Tess Raney uncovers a plot to foil the Wright brothers' quest to be the first in flight, and takes great risks to make sure the plot fails.

Troubled Water

Troubled Water
Author: Gregory A. Freeman
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2009-09-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230100546

The gripping account of the riot aboard the USS Kitty Hawk—and the first mutiny in U.S. Naval history In 1972, the United States was embroiled in an unpopular war in Vietnam, and the USS Kitty Hawk was headed to her station in the Gulf of Tonkin. Its five thousand men, cooped up for the longest at-sea tour of the war, rioted--or, as Troubled Water suggests, mutinied. Disturbingly, the lines were drawn racially, black against white. By the time order was restored, careers were in tatters. Although the incident became a turning point for race relations in the Navy, this story remained buried within U.S. Navy archives for decades. With action pulled straight from a high-seas thriller, Gregory A. Freeman uses eyewitness accounts and a careful and unprecedented examination of the navy's records to refute the official story of the incident, make a convincing case for the U.S. navy's first mutiny, and shed new light on this seminal event in American history.

Race for the Sky

Race for the Sky
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2004-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780786264667

Johnny Moore lives in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, at the turn of the twentieth century. He is there to witness the Wright brothers make history by becoming the first people to fly. But Johnny's life changes years before the dramatic first flight, when his mama gives him a blank book and tells him to write in it. At first, Johnny doesn't think he has anything interesting to write about in his journal. When he does put his pencil to the paper, his spelling and grammar are terrible. But pretty soon some "dingbatters" from Ohio, called the wright brothers, breeze into town and Johnny starts to have more of a story to tell. Before he knows it, he is writing every day, telling about helping the Wrights build their flying machine. Over the course of three years, he forms a friendship with the odd brothers from Ohio, improves his writing and grammar quite a bit, and if he waits long enough, he might even get to fly! Book jacket.

A Carrier at War

A Carrier at War
Author: Richard F. Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN:

In combat with the men and women of today's U.S. Navy

Air Power

Air Power
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2005-03-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1101118407

No single human invention has transformed war more than the airplane—not even the atomic bomb. Even before the Wright Brothers’ first flight, predictions abounded of the devastating and terrible consequences this new invention would have as an engine of war. Soaring over the battlefield, the airplane became an unstoppable force that left no spot on earth safe from attack. Drawing on combat memoirs, letters, diaries, archival records, museum collections, and eyewitness accounts by the men who fought—and the men who developed the breakthrough inventions and concepts—acclaimed author Stephen Budiansky weaves a vivid and dramatic account of the airplane’s revolutionary transformation of modern warfare. On the web: http://www.budiansky.com/

On Great White Wings

On Great White Wings
Author: Fred E. C. Culick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781897330425

On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the historic events at Kitty Hawk comes a splendidly illustrated account of the legendary 12-second flight that changed the world forever. 200+ photos & illustrations.

Born to Fly

Born to Fly
Author: Steve Sheinkin
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1626721319

From New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin, Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America is the gripping true story of the fearless women pilots who aimed for the skies—and beyond. Featuring illustrations by Bijou Karman. Just nine years after American women finally got the right to vote, a group of trailblazers soared to new heights in the 1929 Air Derby, the first women's air race across the U.S. Follow the incredible lives of legend Amelia Earhart, who has captivated generations; Marvel Crosson, who built a plane before she even learned how to fly; Louise Thaden, who shattered jaw-dropping altitude records; and Elinor Smith, who at age seventeen made headlines when she flew under the Brooklyn Bridge. These awe-inspiring stories culminate in a suspenseful, nail-biting race across the country that brings to life the glory and grit of the dangerous and thrilling early days of flying. From Steve Sheinkin, the master of nonfiction for young readers who expertly unraveled the infamous story of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and the impeachment of Richard Nixon, comes the untold story of fearless women who dared to fly. This title has common core connections. A 2020 ALSC Notable Children's Book Also by Steve Sheinkin: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War

Race Through the Skies

Race Through the Skies
Author: Martin W. Sandler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre:
ISBN:

A look at the week in 1909 when the public gathered to witness an international airplane gathering that would change the world.

Dawn Over Kitty Hawk

Dawn Over Kitty Hawk
Author: Walter J. Boyne
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2005-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780765343932

"The stirring story of the Wright brothers, plus a colorful supporting cast of high-flyers during the baby-step era of aviation, (is) entertainingly presented--warts and all."--"Kirkus Reviews."

The Airplane in American Culture

The Airplane in American Culture
Author: Dominick Pisano
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780472068333

A fascinating account of America's relationship with the airplane