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King of the air : the turbulent life of Charles Kingsford Smith /
Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In three short years, he broke records with his astounding and daring voyages- the first trans-Pacific flight from America to Australia, the first circumnavigation around the equator, the first non-stop crossing of...
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Carlton, VIC, Australia :
Black Inc.,
[2018]
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| 505 | 0 | |a Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Sunny Faced, Sunny Hearted, Sunny Tempered; 2. Vancouver Beckons; 3. Charles the Chorister; 4. Sapper Smith; 5. Gallipoli: Nothing to Rave About; 6. One of the Very Best Fighters; 7. A Big Thing to Hope For; 8. There's a Lot of Fight Left in Me; 9. Harum Scarum Antics; 10. Happy and Contented; 11. A Last Flutter at the Flying Game; 12. A Step Nearer His Dream; 13. The Big Feat; 14. A Couple of Spendthrift Dreamers; 15. Rock Bottom -- But Not for Long; 16. We Absolutely Won't Fail; 17. A Shot at a Dot | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 18. Kingsford Smith, Aussie Is Proud of You19. Exceedingly Famous; 20. The Ordeal of Coffee Royal; 21. A Most Perplexing Paradox; 22. He Pursued Me Quite Relentlessly; 23. Right Around the World; 24. A Hit and No Question of It; 25. The Right Stuff in Him; 26. The Southern Cloud; 27. Panic; 28. Knight of the Barnstormers; 29. How Long Can I Stick It?; 30. The Glittering Prize; 31. Am I a Squib?; 32. King of the Air; Notes and Sources; Index; Picture Credits; Picture Section; Back Cover | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | |a Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In three short years, he broke records with his astounding and daring voyages- the first trans-Pacific flight from America to Australia, the first circumnavigation around the equator, the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland. He did it all with such courage, modesty and charm that Australia and the world fell in love with him. A tickertape parade was held in his honour on New York's Fifth Avenue. At home, he became a national hero, 'Our Smithy?. Yet his achievements belied a traumatic past. He had witnessed the horror of World War I - first as a soldier at Gallipoli, later as a combat pilot with the Royal Flying Corps - and, like so many of his generation, he bore physical and emotional scars. The public saw the derring-do; only those close to him knew the anxious man who pushed himself to the edge of health and sanity. In November 1935, Kingsford Smith's plane crashed and he was lost at sea near Burma, his body never to be recovered. This brilliant work from one of Australia's foremost biographers reveals the complicated, tumultuous life of a fascinating figure, who pursued his obsession to the greatest heights of fame and catastrophe. | ||
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