Author: Larry Verstraete Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 1410310043 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
On May 6, 1937, the giant German airship the Hindenburg was destroyed by fire as it attempted to land at Lakehurst Naval Base in New Jersey. Of the 93 people on board, a remarkable 62 survived, including Werner Franz, the ship's 14-year-old cabin boy. In Surviving the Hindenburg, writer Larry Verstraete recounts young Werner's story of the airship's final voyage. Through Werner's memories young readers will explore the inner workings of the giant airship, marvel at the breathtaking vistas from its observation windows, and hold their breath during Werner's terrifying escape from the fiery devastation. "My mind didn't start working again until I was on the ground," Werner said later. "Then I started running." Captured in detailed, dramatic artwork, the story of the doomed airship comes alive for readers and history buffs of all ages. Larry Verstraete's book, S is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet, was named a 2011 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students by the National Science Teachers Association. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. David Geister's work has been featured in The History Channel Magazine. His books include B is for Battle Cry: A Civil War Alphabet. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Author: Lauren Tarshis Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0545658519 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 83
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a birds-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film, the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. The greatest flying machine ever build is about to crash...For eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister, Gertie, are making the thrilling four-thousand-mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic.But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo. Will he survive this historic disaster?
Author: Chris Bowman Publisher: Bellwether Media ISBN: 1612119891 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 24
Book Description
Cameras rolled as the huge airship, Hindenburg, caught fire and crashed in New Jersey on May 6, 1937. The disaster was so shocking that the name Hindenburg has become synonymous with catastrophe! See it for yourself in this graphic novel for young readers.
Author: Cameron Dokey Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0671036017 Category : Aircraft accidents Languages : en Pages : 229
Book Description
From her dying grandfather, Anna Becker mistakenly takes the tickets for a trip aboard the ill-fated Hindenburg believing it offers her an escape to America.
Author: Patrick Perish Publisher: Torque Books ISBN: 9781626175815 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"Engaging images accompany information about how to survive a fire. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author: Henning Boetius Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007335407 Category : Languages : en Pages : 412
Book Description
For all those who love novels like Fatherland by Robert Harris, The Phoenix -- a brilliant thriller based on the inside story of the airship disaster -- is a great find.
Author: Aaron Pegram Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108486193 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 285
Book Description
Surviving the Great War is the first detailed analysis of Australians in German captivity in WW1. By placing the hardships of prisoners of war in a broader social and military content, this book adds a new dimension to the national wartime experience and challenges popular representations of Australia's involvement in the First World War.
Author: Ryan Nagelhout Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP ISBN: 1482429381 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 34
Book Description
The Hindenburg, the largest airship ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937. It swiftly fell from the sky and was incinerated. This incident is remembered as the most infamous airship accident, killing 36 people and sinking the dirigible transportation industry. Fascinated readers will explore why and how this giant hydrogen-filled ship was made and the reasons it may have been doomed to fail. They'll also learn conspiracy theories and surprising facts about the circumstances of the terrible disaster. Authentic photographs and thoughtful sidebars add to the historical content.
Author: Michael McCarthy Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 149305371X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 329
Book Description
By the author of Ashes Under Water (Lyons Press), here is one of the great untold stories of World War II. The Hidden Hindenburg at last reveals the cause of aviation’s most famous disaster and the duplicity that kept the truth from coming to light for three generations. It also finally catches up with a German legend who misled the world about the Hindenburg to bury his own Nazi connections. Drawing on previously unpublished documents from the National Archives in Washington, along with archival collections in Germany, this definitive account explores how the Hindenburg was connected to the Dachau concentration camp, a futuristic German rocket that terrified the Allies, and a classified project that imported Nazi scientists to America after the war. It took author Michael McCarthy four years to get to the bottom of this epic disaster, in which the largest object civilization has ever managed to fly burnt up in less than one minute. Along the way, he found a tale of international intrigue, revealing a whistleblower, a cover-up and corruption on two continents.
Author: Larry Verstraete
Author: Lauren Tarshis
Author: Chris Bowman
Author: Cameron Dokey
Author: Patrick Perish
Author: Henning Boetius
Author: Aaron Pegram
Author: Marc Tyler Nobleman
Author: Ryan Nagelhout
Author: Michael McCarthy