Hardcover: A great naval victory always eluded
John Rodgers, but he emerges in
this account by Eileen Lebow as
perhaps one of the most important
persons in the establishment of the
early navy.
Paperback: A great naval victory always eluded John Rodgers, but he emerges in this account by Eileen Lebow as perhaps one of the most important persons in the establishment of the early navy.
Before Amelia is the remarkable story of the world¿s women pioneer aviators who braved the skies during the early days of flight. While most books have only examined the women aviators of a single country, Eileen Lebow looks at an international spectrum of pilots and their influence on each other. The story begins with Raymonde de Laroche, a French woman who became the first licensed female pilot in 1909. De Laroche, Lydia Zvereva, Melli Beese...
This work examines the New York City high school that produced three Nobel Laureates, many noted jurists, political leaders and Pulitzer Prize winners. The development of the school is traced, from its beginnings as a preparatory school in 1849, to its controversial closure in 1942.
The little-known American Balloon Service worked in combat to help direct artillery fire more accurately and provide essential intelligence on enemy troop movements during World War I. German use of observation balloons to direct artillery fire in August of 1914 forced the Allies to develop a similar force. With the U.S. entry into the war in 1917, the balloon service, starting from scratch, evolved into an effective, disciplined fighting unit...
Eleanora "Nell" Meier, a longtime civil servant, is suddenly suspended from her job because of an accusation about her loyalty. The source of the accusation and its contents are kept from her. In her yearlong fight to clear her name and prove her innocence against these unknown charges, she finds people, who she thought were her friends are avoiding her, fearful of being contaminated by association with her. As she fights these charges in the ...
Eleanora "Nell" Meier, a longtime civil servant, is suddenly suspended from her job because of an accusation about her loyalty. The source of the accusation and its contents are kept from her. In her yearlong fight to clear her name and prove her innocence against these unknown charges, she finds people who she thought were her friends are avoiding her, fearful of being contaminated by association with her. As she fights these charges in the K...
