The Resource China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt
China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt
Resource Information
The item China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible. To fully document the story he includes interviews with flying boat pioneers and a dynamic collection of photographs, charts, and cutaway illustrations
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Naval Institute Press paperback edition.
- Extent
- xi, 214 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781591143031
- Label
- China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats
- Title
- China Clipper
- Title remainder
- the age of the great flying boats
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert Gandt
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible. To fully document the story he includes interviews with flying boat pioneers and a dynamic collection of photographs, charts, and cutaway illustrations
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gandt, Robert L
- Dewey number
- 629.133347
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TL684.2
- LC item number
- .G36 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- China Clipper (Airplane)
- Seaplanes
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First Naval Institute Press paperback edition.
- Extent
- xi, 214 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781591143031
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- 648099645
- (OCoLC)648099645
- Label
- China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First Naval Institute Press paperback edition.
- Extent
- xi, 214 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781591143031
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- 648099645
- (OCoLC)648099645
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.wrl.org/portal/China-Clipper--the-age-of-the-great-flying/OCUQIbZYGHI/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.wrl.org/portal/China-Clipper--the-age-of-the-great-flying/OCUQIbZYGHI/">China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.wrl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.wrl.org/">Williamsburg Regional Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.wrl.org/portal/China-Clipper--the-age-of-the-great-flying/OCUQIbZYGHI/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.wrl.org/portal/China-Clipper--the-age-of-the-great-flying/OCUQIbZYGHI/">China Clipper : the age of the great flying boats, Robert Gandt</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.wrl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.wrl.org/">Williamsburg Regional Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
