The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy

The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy
Author: William Moyle
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2019-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 148088281X

Book one of The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy narrated the story of how Billy’s relationship began with his friend in flight, Tommy the Texan. Their adventures brought them from their meeting in a barn in Arizona to Tommy’s new home in a hangar at a small airport in Danbury, Connecticut. Billy and his crew restored Tommy and prepped him to return to the air. Book two of the Tommy the Texan series, The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy: A Return to Blue Skies, shares how the bond between Tommy, a T-6 Texan airplane, and Captain Billy keeps growing as he and his crew prepare for Tommy’s first test flight and a return to blue skies. Lois and Tracie, two of Billy’s pilot friends, become new members of the team. The story follows the team as they get Tommy ready for his test flight and face a challenge that could be a big problem. The crew flies down to Florida to attend a flying formation clinic where Billy hopes to get certified so their adventures can continue.

The Adventures of Tommy the Texan© and Captain Billy

The Adventures of Tommy the Texan© and Captain Billy
Author: William Moyle
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2017-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1480848794

Tommy the Texan is an advanced training T-6 airplane who lives in an airport hangar in Danbury, Connecticut, and longs to fly again. When retired airplane pilot, Captain Billy, purchases him and begins rebuilding him, Tommy the Texan looks forward to Billys visits when he and his friends put on coffee and tell stories of great adventures in the big blue sky. As a special connection builds between Tommy and Billy, the time arrives when Tommy is finally ready to fly. Not long after Billy climbs into the cockpit, starts Tommys engine, and taxis to the runway, man and machine soar to the sky where they begin making memories and Tommy finally has the chance to experience his own great adventures once again. The Adventures of Tommy the Texan and Captain Billy brings to life the warm relationship between a pilot and his plane as they experience the excitement and joys of flying together. Captain Billy and Tommy the Texan are the dynamic duo that will inspire future generations to fly. Erika Armstrong, ATP, Author of A Chick in the Cockpit

Adventure

Adventure
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Total Pages: 696
Release: 1914
Genre: Adventure stories
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Elmer Kelton and West Texas

Elmer Kelton and West Texas
Author: Judy Alter
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1989
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780929398013

Annotation First volume in the new series. It explores the body of work of Elmer Kelton, son and grandson of working cowboys, who writes of the lives and settings he knows best--the people and landscapes of West Texas. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Outrider of Empire

Outrider of Empire
Author: Geoffrey A. Pocock
Publisher: University of Alberta
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0888644485

A dreamer of dreams, an adventurer, and a man of many ideas, Roger Pocock was an inveterate, world-ranging traveler who lived the life that all adventurous boys desire. He listened with wonder to the stories of all those he met, be they outlaws like Butch Cassidy, ranchers, or mounted police. Readers of all ages and classes eagerly devoured Pocock’s western tales. Outrider of Empire is a testament to a prolific author and extraordinary man whose friends and acquaintances bridged the worlds of theatre, literature, the military, and science. Foreword by Merrill Distad.

Encyclopedia of American Film Serials

Encyclopedia of American Film Serials
Author: Geoff Mayer
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2017-02-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786477628

From their heyday in the 1910s to their lingering demise in the 1950s, American film serials delivered excitement in weekly installments for millions of moviegoers, despite minuscule budgets, nearly impossible shooting schedules and the disdain of critics. Early heroines like Pearl White, Helen Holmes and Ruth Roland broke gender barriers and ruled the screen. Through both world wars, such serials as Spy Smasher and Batman were vehicles for propaganda. Smash hits like Flash Gordon and The Lone Ranger demonstrated the enduring mass appeal of the genre. Providing insight into early 20th century American culture, this book analyzes four decades of productions from Pathe, Universal, Mascot and Columbia, and all 66 Republic serials.