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Camera Aloft: Edward Steichen in the Great War

By Von Hardesty

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Hardcover:

9780521820554 | Cambridge Univ Pr, December 2, 2015, cover price $99.99

Flight

Product Description: Flight is with high-quality images and diagrams on the history of flight and space travel as well as specific planes from the Wright flyer to the Zeppelin.How do planes stay in the air? How does a space shuttle overcome gravity? Which was the first plane to fly faster than the speed of sound? Flight, a new book in the visually stunning, groundbreaking INSIDERS series, answers all these questions and more...read more

By Von Hardesty

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9781442432772 | Simon & Schuster, November 15, 2011, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Flight is with high-quality images and diagrams on the history of flight and space travel as well as specific planes from the Wright flyer to the Zeppelin.

Epic Flights: Lindbergh - Breitling Orbiter 3 - Apollo 11 - Johnson - Voyager

Product Description: The first people to fly did so in hot-air balloons. Some 120 years later, theWright brothers' heavier-than-air flying machine made powered, controlled flight possible. Ever since, aviators have aspired to fly faster, farther, and higher...read more

By Von Hardesty

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9780753466698 | Nov edition (Kingfisher, September 27, 2011), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: The first people to fly did so in hot-air balloons.

Vuelos/ Flight

Product Description: Book by Hardesty, Von

By Von Hardesty

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9786074040579 | 1 edition (Silver Dolphin En Espanol, June 30, 2009), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Book by Hardesty, Von

Milestones of Aviation

Product Description: To fly! For centuries, it was the dream of humanity. The âAir Ageâ marked its centennial year in 2003. This milestone became an occasion to look back on the rapid advancement of aviation technology which continues to shape modern aircraft in profound and enduring waysâfrom Orville Wright steering his Flyer across a 120-foot course at Kitty Hawk to the modern-day commercial jet airliners...read more

By John T. Greenwood and Von Hardesty (editor)

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9780789399953 | Universe Pub, March 11, 2008, cover price $60.00 | About this edition: To fly!

9780883635308 | Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, August 28, 2007, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: To fly!

Black Wings: Courageous Stories of African Americans in Aviation and Space History

A history of African Americans in aviation and space cites the efforts of black men and women to promote integration by entering the military, breaking transcontinental records, joining the space program, and more, in a tribute that describes the contributions of such figures as William J. Powell, Cornelius Coffey, and Ronald McNair. 15,000 first printing.

By Von Hardesty

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9780061261381 | Smithsonian Books, February 1, 2008, cover price $25.99 | About this edition: A history of African Americans in aviation and space cites the efforts of black men and women to promote integration by entering the military, breaking transcontinental records, joining the space program, and more, in a tribute that describes the contributions of such figures as William J.

Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story Of The Soviet And American Space Race

Chronicles the epic race to the moon between the United States and the Soviet Union, discussing both countries' space exploration programs, the scientists and political leaders involved, and the key achievements and disasters of both.

By Gene Eisman and Von Hardesty

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Hardcover:

9781426201196 | Natl Geographic Society, September 18, 2007, cover price $28.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the epic race to the moon between the United States and the Soviet Union, discussing both countries' space exploration programs, the scientists and political leaders involved, and the key achievements and disasters of both.

Paperback:

9781426203213 | Reprint edition (Natl Geographic Society, September 16, 2008), cover price $16.95

Spectacular Washington

Filled with large-format illustrations taken within the nation's capital city, this pictorial guide to a beautiful urban locale includes more than two hundred photographs of such monuments as the Kennedy Center, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Gallery Archives, the Holocaust Museum, and much more.

By Von Hardesty

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9780883638439 | Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, January 2, 2005, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: Filled with large-format illustrations taken within the nation's capital city, this pictorial guide to a beautiful urban locale includes more than two hundred photographs of such monuments as the Kennedy Center, the Lincoln Memorial, the National Gallery Archives, the Holocaust Museum, and much more.

Air Force One: The Aircraft That Shaped the Modern Presidency

The evolution of the president's airplane is charted here, beginning with FDR's first tentative steps into the air as the first American president to actually fly in an airplane, through early incarnations of the aircraft and the current high-tech, speed luxury jet that represents America's station as a superpower.

By Von Hardesty and Bob Schieffer (foreword by)

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9781559718943 | 1 edition (Northword Pr, October 1, 2003), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The evolution of the president's airplane is charted here, beginning with FDR's first tentative steps into the air as the first American president to actually fly in an airplane, through early incarnations of the aircraft and the current high-tech, speed luxury jet that represents America's station as a superpower.

9780756790851 | Diane Pub Co, September 30, 2003, cover price $30.00

Paperback:

9781589232334 | Creative Pub Intl, October 17, 2005, cover price $19.95

Great Aviators and Epic Flights: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

A lovingly illustrated collection of great aviation stories covers a century of flight, from the Wright BrothersÆ historic flight at Kitty Hawk and Louis Bleriot's epic crossing of the English Channel in 1911 through the high-tech winged weaponry currently in use by the U.S. military.

By Von Hardesty

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9780883635261 | Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, May 1, 2003, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Covers a century of flight, from the Wright Brothers and Louis Blâeriot's crossing of the English Channel in 1911 through the high-tech weaponry of the U.

Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero

Offers new insights into the life of the legendary pilot and the myths that surrounded him, discussing how Lindbergh evolved in his outlook and world view despite his sometimes stubborn and absolutist personality. 50,000 first printing.

By Von Hardesty and Erik Lindbergh (foreword by)

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9780151009732 | Harcourt, November 1, 2002, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Offers new insights into the life of the legendary pilot and the myths that surrounded him, discussing how Lindbergh evolved in his outlook and world view despite his sometimes stubborn and absolutist personality.

Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century

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By John T. Greenwood (editor), Von Hardesty (editor) and Robin D. S. Higham (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780714647845 | Routledge, September 1, 1998, cover price $195.00

Paperback:

9780714643809 | Routledge, October 1, 1998, cover price $57.95

Stalin's Aviation Gulag: A Memoir of Andrei Tupolev and the Purge Era

By Von Hardesty (editor) and L. L. Kerber

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Hardcover:

9781560986409 | Smithsonian Inst Pr, December 1, 1996, cover price $45.00

Pacific War Diary

By James J. Fahey and Von Hardesty (editor)

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Paperback:

9780295973043 | Ill sub edition (Univ of Washington Pr, June 1, 1994), cover price $29.95

Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power, 1941-1945

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By Von Hardesty

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Hardcover:

9780874745108 | Olympic Marketing Corp, September 1, 1982, cover price $6.98

Paperback:

9781560980711 | Reprint edition (Smithsonian Inst Pr, September 1, 1991), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Book by Hardesty, Von

The Aviation Careers of Igor Sikorsky

Product Description: Published for the National Air and Space Museum with photos, diagrams, and technical specifications.

By Dorothy Cochrane and Von Hardesty

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Hardcover:

9780295968421 | Univ of Washington Pr, March 1, 1990, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Published for the National Air and Space Museum with photos, diagrams, and technical specifications.

Paperback:

9780295969169 | Univ of Washington Pr, November 1, 1989, cover price $24.95

Igor Sikorsky: The Russian Years

Product Description: A detailed and comprehensive account bring to light significant information on the early years of a true pioneer of military aviation in World War I Russia.

By Carl J. Bobrow, K. N. Finne and Von Hardesty

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Hardcover:

9780874742749 | Smithsonian Inst Pr, November 1, 1987, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A detailed and comprehensive account bring to light significant information on the early years of a true pioneer of military aviation in World War I Russia.

Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation

Product Description: This is the first edition of the book produced by the Office of Public Affairs and Museum Services, National Air and Space Museum to accompany the traveling Smithsonian exhibit highlighting the accomplishments of the American Black in Aviation...read more

By Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano

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9780874745115 | Smithsonian Inst Pr, April 1, 1984, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: This is the first edition of the book produced by the Office of Public Affairs and Museum Services, National Air and Space Museum to accompany the traveling Smithsonian exhibit highlighting the accomplishments of the American Black in Aviation.

Black Wings

By Von Hardesty

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Paperback:

9780912215006 | Natl Air & Space Museum, cover price $10.95

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