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- Author:Jim Rasenberger
- ISBN:0743280776
- ISBN13:978-0743280778
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- Publisher:Scribner; 1st edition (November 6, 2007)
- Pages:320 pages
- Subcategory:Americas
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Although 1908 may not have been the seminal year that Rasenberger makes it out to be in all areas, this is a fascinating look at how America changed in the early part of the 20th century. The Wright brothers conquered the air, Henry Ford made the Model T affordable for the masses and American explorers took on the perils of the North Pole. It is a far cry from our sad, self-pitying and self-righteous nation of the 21st century.
A really different perspective - on multiple key events that happened during 1908 - airplanes, a worldwide car race, the invention of the Model T Ford, and reaching the Mirth Pole
A really different perspective - on multiple key events that happened during 1908 - airplanes, a worldwide car race, the invention of the Model T Ford, and reaching the Mirth Pole. Interspersed were the politics of Teddy Roosevelt and the horrors of Jim Crow laws on blacks. A compact history of the US for one year.
1908 was the year Henry Ford launched the Model T, the Wright Brothers proved to the . race from New York City to Paris via the frozen Bering Strait
1908 was the year Henry Ford launched the Model T, the Wright Brothers proved to the world that they had mastered the art of flight, Teddy Roosevelt decided to send American naval warships around the globe, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series (a feat they have never yet repeated), and six automobiles set out on an incredible 20,000 mile race from New York City to Paris via the frozen Bering Strait. race from New York City to Paris via the frozen Bering Strait
1908 was the year Henry Ford launched the Model T, the Wright Brothers proved to the world that they had .
1908 was the year Henry Ford launched the Model T, the Wright Brothers proved to the world that they had mastered the art of flight, Teddy Roosevelt decided to send American naval warships around the globe, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series (a feat they have never yet repeated), and six automobiles set out on an incredible 20,000 mile. race from New York City to Paris via the frozen Bering Strait.
Jim Rasenberger is an American writer, born in Washington, . and living in New York City. America, 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T, and the Making of a Modern Nation New York: Scribner, 2007. He has published three books, and contributed to many publications, especially the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Smithsonian. In over 700 libraries according to WorldCat. High Steel: The Daring Men who Built the World's Greatest Skyline New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2004. In over 500 libraries according to WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-07-30. Rasenberger, Jim (2004-02-08).
America, 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T and the Making of a Modern .
America, 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T and the Making of a Modern Nation. 1908 was the year Henry Ford launched the Model T, the Wright Brothers proved to the world that they had mastered the art of flight, Teddy Roosevelt decided to send American naval warships around the globe, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series (a feat they have never yet repeated), and six automobiles set out on an incredible 20,000 mile.
America 1908: The Dawn of Flight, The Race to the Pole, The Invention of the Model T and the Making of a Modern Nation. Find it in our catalog. Taken on July 8, 2008.
Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T, and the Making of a Modern Nation
America, 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T, and the Making of a Modern Nation. by Jim Rasenberger and James Jenner. The writer describes vividly the many challenging events of the year and puts them in a frame of reference that makes you see in clearer perspective what you already know about the USA (and the rest of the world) after 1908. Published by Thriftbooks.
America 1908 highlights the incredible events of Henry Ford's creation of the Model T automobile that took the country by storm, the exciting and dangerous New York to Paris car race, the horrors of the explorers racing to be the first to discover the North Pole, Teddy Roosevelt's success with.