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PrintCollection Name: Drachen Foundation Collection
Collection Number: 2472
Post Type: Book
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Artist or Author: Peter Almond
Creation Year: 1997
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ISBN: 3-89508-682-7 Language: English/German/French Description: "Aviation: The Early Years chronicles the first Nears of man-powered flight in photographs, from the end of the last century to the era of the great Zeppelins. Within the space of a few years at the turn of the 20th century the world shrank. Vast distances were traversed by air, technology raced ahead and w hole new concepts of human activity became possible. It was a time of high excitement and experimentation - and from the start the camera recorded it.
This is the story of the pioneers and adventurers who extended
the boundaries of human achievement: from Alberlo Santos-
Dumont, the Wright Brothers, I Henry ' y Farman, Louis Bleriot and the
Baroness de Laroche through to Charles Lindbergh and Amy
Johnson. Their success did not, however, disguise the more sinister
consequences of aviation - total war, including casualties beyond
the battlefield - made possible by aerial bombardment.
Illustrated with over 450 photographs from the Hulton Getty Picture Collection including many newly re-discovered pictures."
349 pages
Geographic: Europe, United States
Materials: Paper
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