This two-part story appeared on
February 9 and 16, 2003.
Reference was a book titled Capital Losses, which is out
of print. It is available at various libraries. We found a copy
at the Franklin & Marshall College Library.
A book on early aviation is shown below this story.
Hoover field is not mentioned in this book,
but it is an excellent source of early flying machines.
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History of Early Aviation, 1903–1913
by Joshua Stoff
The author's exciting text and over 300 vintage photos introduce
the early pioneers of flight and their aircraft: Otto Lilienthal,
who developed and flew the first man carrying gliders; Octave
Chanute, the creator of the biplane glider. Samuel Langley, whose
craft were catapulted into the air from a houseboat on the Potomac
River, and the Wright brothers who, in 1903, achieved the first
powered, sustained, and controlled flight in history. Other notable
figures include Louis Blériot, Jacob Ellehammer, Henri
Farman, and others. Special sections are devoted to the great
flying meets of the period, to plances that looked promising
but never got off the ground, planes that crashed, and those
craft desighed for fighting.
8¾" x 11¾" 136 pages, index, illustrated,
paperbound
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Here are two volumes containing
reproductions of Flashbacks cartoons:
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A Cartoon of the
District of Columbia Flashbacks
Volume One Patrick M.
Reynolds brings history
to life with a sense of humor. His exciting drawings put you
on the scene with the conflicts, madness, plus the wheeling and
dealing that resulted in the location and construction of the
U.S. capital city. This book covers the early history of DC from
1776 to 1863. You'll be surprised at how many cities served as
the U.S. capital; you'll be amazed that the city was built--despite
all the bickering, petty jealousies, and down-right stupidity.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F1 Cartoon History of DC $25.00
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DC Neighborhoods Flashbacks
Vol. Two Artist-writer Patrick M. Reynolds takes
you to the Washington that tourists seldom see The U.S. capital
expanded with the growth of public transportation into such areas
as Shepard Park, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Kalorama, Dupont Circle,
Adams Morgan, Capital Hill, LDroit Park, Tenleytown, Brookland,
and others. Stories in this book go back to the explorations
of Capt. John Smith in the 1600s and the Indian Wars of early
Virginia, continuing into the 20th century with the introduction
of the cherry trees to Washington and the end of segregation
in public schools.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F2 DC Neighborhoods $14.95
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