L.A. Parks & Wrecks
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Release : 1979*
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Author : G. Pat Macha
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1625851138
A century of aviation research and military flights over Los Angeles County has left the San Gabriel Mountains, Mojave Desert and the near-shore Pacific Ocean strewn with more than 1,500 aircraft crash sites. Barnstormers and test pilots too often made unexpected final landings. Accidents occurred on a nearly daily basis during World War II training maneuvers. Private planes, a sign of 1950s prosperity, also met tragic ends. These epic incidents include the 1971 tragedy of Flight 706 in which an airliner collided with a marine fighter jet above Mount Bliss, killing fifty people. Renowned aircraft crash search specialist G. Pat Macha recounts dozens of sorrowful, triumphant and surprising true stories of those who lived through these ordeals while offering touching tributes to those who did not.
Author : Melvin David Frank
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Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,92 MB
Release : 1949
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Author : G. Pat Macha
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 162584090X
Weather, darkness and twists of fate have contributed to more than three hundred airplane crashes in San Bernardino County, California. Many of these accidents occurred in the vast Mojave Desert, others on the cloud-shrouded, snow-capped mountains of the largest county in the lower forty-eight states. Searches often were labored yet fruitless, even for the privileged: Frank Sinatra's mother perished here in a downed plane. The quest for an aircraft containing $5,000 in cash has become the stuff of legend. Tales of survival in uninhabited, rugged landscapes have been especially harrowing. Join renowned aircraft-crash search specialist G. Pat Macha for dozens of sorrowful, triumphant, touching and surprising true stories of those who lived through the ordeals of plane crashes--and others who didn't.
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Page : 18 pages
File Size : 42,84 MB
Release : 1985
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Author : Steven D Singer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 2015-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1561648965
Over 2,100 shipwrecks from the 16th century to the present; the most comprehensive listing now available. Wrecks are arranged primarily by geographical section of the state. Within sections, wrecks are arranged chronologically. Extensive and heavily illustrated appendices offer a wealth of information on topics of interest to divers and researchers alike. A companion volume, More Shipwrecks of Florida, is now available from Pineapple Press.
Author : Alexander Cockburn
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 38,32 MB
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1781681821
Alexander Cockburn was without question one of the most influential journalists of his generation, whose writing stems from the best tradition of Mark Twain, H.L. Menchken and Tom Paine. Colossal Wreck, his final work, finished shortly before his death in July 2012, exemplifies the prodigious literary brio that made Cockburn’s name. Whether ruthlessly exposing Beltway hypocrisy, pricking the pomposity of those in power, or tirelessly defending the rights of the oppressed, Cockburn never pulled his punches and always landed a blow where it mattered. In this panoramic work, covering nearly two decades of American culture and politics, he explores subjects as varied as the sex life of Bill Clinton and the best way to cook wild turkey. He stands up for the rights of prisoners on death row and exposes the chicanery of the media and the duplicity of the political elite. As he pursues a serpentine path through the nation, he charts the fortunes of friends, famous relatives, and sworn enemies alike to hilarious effect. This is a thrilling trip through the reefs and shoals of politics and everyday life. Combining a passion for the places, the food and the people he encountered on dozens of cross-country journeys, Cockburn reports back over seventeen years of tumultuous change among what he affectionately called the “thousand landscapes” of the United States.
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Page : 434 pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Archaeology
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Page : 890 pages
File Size : 32,61 MB
Release : 1912
Category : United States
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Author : Bill Veeck
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 19,12 MB
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 022602721X
Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. His classic autobiography, written with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn, is an uproarious book packed with information about the history of baseball and tales of players and owners, including some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature.