Enduring courage : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed

Resource Information

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Label

Enduring courage : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed

Title remainder

ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed

Statement of responsibility

by John F. Ross

Title variation

Ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed

Creator

• Ross, John F., 1958-

Subject

• Automobile racing drivers -- United States -- Biography
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American
• Large type books
• Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
• Air pilots -- United States -- Biography
• Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography

Genre

• Large type books
• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

At the turn of the 20th century the invention of the car and the airplane took our imaginations by storm and produced new American heroes: the race car driver and the flying ace. No one did more in these roles than Eddie Rickenbacker, who defied death with such courage and pluck that a generation knew his face better than the president's. This is the unforgettable story of a man who pushed the limits of speed, endurance and courage and emerged as an American legend

Member of

• Thorndike Press large print biography series

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 940.4/4973092
• B

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

TL540.R54

LC item number

R67 2014b

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print biography

Target audience

adult