Sam Howe Verhovek Knihy

In Jet Age, journalist Sam Howe Verhovek explores the advent of the first generation of jet airliners and the people who designed, built, and flew them. The path to jet travel was triumphal and amazingly rapid-less than fifty years after the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk, Great Britain led the world with the first commercial jet plane service. Yet the pioneering British Comet was cursed with a tragic, mysterious flaw, and an upstart Seattle company put a new competitor in the sky: the Boeing 707 Jet Stratoliner. Jet Age vividly re-creates the race between two nations, two global airlines, and two rival teams of brilliant engineers for bragging rights to the first jet service across the Atlantic Ocean in 1958. In the spirit of Stephen Ambrose's Nothing Like It in the World, Verhovek's Jet Age offers a gorgeous rendering of an exciting age and fascinating technology that permanently changed our conception of distance and time.

Exploring the intricate relationship between personal burdens and desires, this book delves into the essence of storytelling. It invites readers to reflect on their own narratives, suggesting that within the complexity of life lies a unique tale waiting to be uncovered. The author, Alex Tizon, emphasizes the significance of individual experiences and the universal themes that connect us all, encouraging a deeper understanding of what shapes our stories.