ECU Libraries Catalog

The air show at Brescia, 1909 / Peter Demetz.

Author/creator Demetz, Peter, 1922-
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
Descriptionxi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Supplemental Content Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Subject(s)
Contents Three Friends, Vacationing -- Interludes -- The International Car Races at Brescia -- From Icarus to Brescia: D'Annunzio's History of Aviation -- The Rheims Aviation Week -- The Organization of the Brescia Circuito -- The Events of the Air Show: A Chronicle -- A New Sensation: Zodiac III -- The Grand Finale -- Puccini at the Restaurant -- Kafka and the "Air Dogs" -- Max Brod Changes His Mind -- A Dirge for Otto Brod -- D'Annunzio: Poet and Aviator -- Aviators at Brescia: Selective Views -- Louis Bleriot: The Man Who Always Crashes -- Glenn Curtiss: The Boy from Upstate New York -- Faccioli, da Zara, Anzani, Cobianchi: Aspirations, Largely Unfulfilled -- Guido Moncher: The Amateur from the Provinces -- Mario Calderara: A Hero Nobody Wanted.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index.
LCCN 2002023259
ISBN0374102597 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780374102593 (hc : alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TL506.I82 B733 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold