Transport: general interest

Since their introduction in 1964, American muscle cars have been closely associated with masculinity.

Steam locomotives dominated the railways from the 1820s through the 1960s.

From 1915 through the early 1920s, American auto racing experienced rapid and exciting change.

Poland was in ruins after World War I.

Attempts at electric powered flight date to well before the 19th century.

In 1893, Indianapolis carriage maker Charles Black created a rudimentary car--perhaps the first designed and built in America.

Merchant John Banister (1707-1767) of Newport, Rhode Island, wore many hats: exporter, importer, wholesaler, retailer, money-lender, extender of credit and insurer, owner and outfitter of sailing vessels, and ship builder for the slave trade.

This first ever biography of Antarctic explorer Sir Raymond Priestley (1886-1974) covers his full (at times life-threatening) involvement with Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1907-1909 Nimrod Expedition and Robert Scott's 1910-1913 Terra Nova Expedition.

Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965).

Sprint Car Hall of Famer Kramer Williamson began his 45-year professional career as a grassroots racer from Pennsylvania and became one of the most successful and beloved professional drivers of all time.

A century ago, horses were ubiquitous in America.

In 1915, the road system in south Florida had changed little since before the Civil War.

Ed "e;Big Daddy"e; Roth (1932-2001) was a phenomenon.

Trained as a photo reconnaissance unit, Marine Observation Squadron 251 ended up serving as a fighter squadron for the duration of World War II, shooting down 32 Japanese aircraft.

The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1929- ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War.

Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition departed England in 1845 with two Royal Navy bomb vessels, 129 men and three years' worth of provisions.

A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns.

During World War I, the American Merchant Marine meant dangerous duty.

The truck's role in American society changed dramatically from the 1960s through the 1980s, with the rise of off-roaders, the van craze of the 1970s and minivan revolution of the 1980s, the popularization of the SUV as family car and the diversification of the pickup truck into multiple forms and sizes.

In late 1944, 78 U.

World War I fighter pilot William C.

This book evaluates the development of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga or Bush War (1966-1980).

Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent death.

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Incorporated by veteran automakers in 1913, the Chandler Motor Car Company was initially successful in a fiercely competitive industry, manufacturing an array of quality automobiles at a range of prices.

Featuring 256 drawings, this history of military trains and railways from 1853 through 1953 describes how the railroad transformed the nature of warfare.

Electric propulsion for boats was developed in the early 19th century and--despite the advent of the internal combustion engine--continued with the perfecting of the modern turbo-electric ship.

Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time--enormous engines that powered a colossal industry.

Pioneer aviatrix Jessie "e;Chubbie"e; Miller made a significant contribution to aviation history.

Cadillac has had a long history in the automotive marketplace as General Motors' luxury car division.

Nicky Venditti, a U.

With the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, Kiffin Yates Rockwell, from Asheville, North Carolina, volunteered to fight for France.

In this memoir spanning nine decades, Lieutenant Colonel C.

Cars today fit a fairly small number of body types--sedan, coupe, station wagon, SUV, hatchback and a few others.

This comprehensive look at the heyday of automobile manufacturing in Ohio chronicles the region's early prominence in an industry that was inventing itself.

More than 150,000 American Jews served in the air war during World War II.

The "e;Interim"e; LSM(R) or Landing Ship, Medium (Rocket) was a revolutionary development in rocket warfare in World War II and the U.

Against a backdrop of inadequate funding, misplaced priorities and a lack of manpower, American commercial aviation in the 1960s was in a perilous state.

From 1850 to 1854, the ambitious Commander Robert McClure captained the HMS Investigator on a voyage in search of the missing Franklin Expedition, which sailed from England into the Arctic in 1845 to map the last uncharted section of the North-West Passage.

In 1861, Colonel Grenville Dodge organized the 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment and led them off to war.

From rubber landing boats to picket boats to minesweepers, smaller support vessels did much of the work of the Korean War, and endured many of the dangers and hardships.

One of NASCAR's pioneers, Bud Moore won countless races in the sport's early rough and tumble days.

On November 24, 1968, more than 250 people from 19 nations set off on a 10,000-mile endurance rally from London to Sydney.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the United States has sought to achieve Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan's vision of "e;command of the sea"e; using large battle fleets of capital ships.

The CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot of the Civil War and was the only Confederate warship to circumnavigate the globe.

The Union victory at Gettysburg is widely considered the turning point of the Civil War but many scholars consider the capture of Vicksburg the decisive action.

The world of Champ Car auto racing was changing in the 1970s.

For automotive artist John Lander, cars are more than just transportation: "e;Some are beautiful examples of rolling sculpture.

Seven decades after World War II, we now know that the margin between Allied victory and defeat was often narrower than many realized.

Since World War I, nose art has adorned military aircraft around the world.