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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
880L
Physical Desc
vii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a desperate SOS into the air. The crew is carrying America's greatest living war hero on a secret mission deep into the battle zone. But the plane is lost, burning through its final gallons of fuel. At 1:30 p.m., there is only one choice left: an emergency landing at sea. If the crew survives the impact, they will be left stranded without food or water hundreds...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Caliber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xi, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The forgotten story of American war hero Eddie Rickenbacker's crash landing in the Pacific during World War II, and his incredible 23-day crusade to keep his crew alive"--
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
11 audio discs (13 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eddie Rickenbacker was an American archetype: our greatest World War I hero, and the quintessential flying ace. As a boy from the wrong side of the tracks in Columbus, Ohio, Eddie was smitten at the sight of his first automobile. He became a superb mechanic and a leading racecar driver; in wartime, he applied his mechanical skills to airplanes, and broke the class barrier to become a pilot. Eventually, he would become America's best.