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Author | : J. William Thompson |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2017-02-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0271078995 |
On September 11, 2001, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, became a center of national attention when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a former strip mine in sleepy Somerset County, killing all forty passengers and crew aboard. This is the story of the memorialization that followed, from immediate, unofficial personal memorials to the ten-year effort to plan and build a permanent national monument to honor those who died. It is also the story of the unlikely community that developed through those efforts. As the country struggled to process the events of September 11, temporary memorials—from wreaths of flowers to personalized T-shirts and flags—appeared along the chain-link fences that lined the perimeter of the crash site. They served as evidence of the residents’ need to pay tribute to the tragedy and of the demand for an official monument. Weaving oral accounts from Shanksville residents and family members of those who died with contemporaneous news reports and records, J. William Thompson traces the creation of the monument and explores the larger narrative of memorialization in America. He recounts the crash and its sobering immediate impact on area residents and the nation, discusses the history of and controversies surrounding efforts to permanently commemorate the event, and relates how locals and grief-stricken family members ultimately bonded with movers and shakers at the federal level to build the Flight 93 National Memorial. A heartfelt examination of memory, place, and the effects of tragedy on small-town America, this fact-driven account of how the Flight 93 National Memorial came to be is a captivating look at the many ways we strive as communities to forever remember the events that change us.
Author | : Debra Bowling |
Publisher | : 2nd Er |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2021-11-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781736369715 |
Marilyn's quiet, mysterious beauty belies the turmoil inside her head. She moves with her children to her parent's farm to escape her alcoholic husband's increasingly violent outbursts. Her daughter, Ginny, finds comfort in her grandmother's company and the discovery of her father's old Brownie camera. As Marilyn's mental health declines, Ginny embarks on an obsession with taking photographs-particularly of people in moments of raw emotion. A chance to go away to college gives Ginny hope for a new life. But soon a new crisis with Marilyn and a murder investigation force Ginny to face and reconcile her difficult childhood.
Author | : Sergio Pitol |
Publisher | : Deep Vellum Publishing |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2015-03-17 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1941920063 |
Debut work in English, a literary memoir, by Sergio Pitol, maestro of Mexican literature, winner of the 2005 Cervantes Prize.
Author | : Michaela DePrince |
Publisher | : Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0385755112 |
"The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States"--
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Total Pages | : 294 |
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Author | : Alfred T. Lee |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2017-03-02 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1351936379 |
Advances in computer, visual display, motion and force cueing and other technologies in the past two decades have had a dramatic effect on the design and use of simulation technology in aviation and other fields. The effective use of technology in training, safety investigation, engineering and scientific research requires an understanding of its capabilities and limitations. As the technology has as its primary goal the creation of virtual environments for human users, knowledge of human sensory, perceptual, and cognitive functioning is also needed. This book provides a review and analysis of the relevant engineering and science supporting the design and use of advanced flight simulation technologies. It includes chapters reviewing key simulation areas such as visual scene, motion, and sound simulation and a chapter analyzing the role of recreating the pilot's task environment in the overall effectiveness of simulators. The design and use of flight simulation are addressed in chapters on the effectiveness of flight simulators in training and on the role of physical and psychological fidelity in simulator design. The problems inherent in the ground-based simulation of flight are also reviewed as are promising developments in flight simulation technology and the important role flight simulators play in advanced aviation research. The readership includes: flight simulation engineers and designers, human factors researchers and practitioners, aviation safety investigators, flight training management and instructors, training and instructional technologists, virtual environment design community, and regulatory authorities.
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Total Pages | : 792 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
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Author | : Sid Gustafson |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2015-12-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1504024087 |
Two former prisoners of the Vietnam War, one an Indian from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the other a veterinarian, both alcoholic and psychologically scarred, reunite and fly to Montana’s Glacier National Park. When they make a forced landing in the wilderness, their plane breaks a strut and they have no choice but to make camp for the winter. Eventually, two young sisters who have wandered off their trail join them. Marooned together in a small cabin during fierce winter storms, they struggle to keep warm, find enough to eat and, hopefully, wait for a break in the weather. All four are lost, not only physically, but also psychically, and it is this unplanned intimacy, the struggle to survive, and the developing friendships that lead to the transformations that lie at the heart of this novel.
Author | : Susan Fletcher |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2009-10-27 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1442407069 |
There is a story about Kara and dragons. When she was four, she came down with vermillion fever. Her parents, thinking there was no cure, left her in a cave to die. A month, later she walked back into her parents’ home as healthy as if she had never been sick. It is said that a mother dragon lived in that cave, and she nursed young Kara back to life. Now, eleven years later, the only reminder of Kara’s illness is a small scar on her cheek. Of her contact with the dragon, there is more. Her eyes, which once were blue, are now green. And she can call down birds, which many believe is a sign that she can also call down dragons, for the two are distant cousins. Only Kara has her doubts. How can a beast as huge and terrifying as a dragon be related to a sweet, gentle bird? But could this explain why the king has sent for her? Does he think she has power over dragons? For Kara, the answer to this question means life or death—not only for her, but for all the dragons.
Author | : R.G. Grant |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 2017-05-02 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1465469362 |
"Discover the fascinating stories behind humankind's conquest of the skies, from dreamers and inventors to modern-day astronauts. Take a sky-high journey through the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage, to the tragic crash of the Columbia, and more, in this stunning book packed with information on the history of aviation. Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots, and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored. Recalling memorable events of the sky - record-breaking flights, aerial warfare, and hijackings - Flight is the story of how our dream to fly became a reality. This visual guide features remarkable photography on every page and galleries throughout to showcase important aircraft - with multiple viewpoints and their key statistics. Anyone interested in airplanes and vehicles of the sky, and their inventors, engineers, and pilots should have this book on their shelf.