Verlag: Pegasus Books, 2017
ISBN 10: 1681774291 ISBN 13: 9781681774299
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Pegasus., 2018
ISBN 10: 1681777819 ISBN 13: 9781681777818
Anbieter: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, USA
Erstausgabe
Zustand: Used - Very Good. 2018. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good.
Verlag: Pegasus Books, United States, New York, 2018
ISBN 10: 1681777819 ISBN 13: 9781681777818
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to The Hunt for Red October, readers the world over have demonstrated an enduring fascination with travel under the sea. Yet the riveting story behind the invention of the submarinean epic saga of genius, persistence, ruthlessness, and deceitis almost completely unknown. Like Henry Ford and the Wright brothers, John Philip Holland was completely self-taught, a brilliant man raised in humble circumstances, earning his living as a schoolteacher and choirmaster. But all the while he was obsessed with creating a machine that could successfully cruise beneath the waves. His struggle to unlock the mystery behind controlled undersea navigation would take three decades, during which he endured skepticism, disappointment, and betrayal. But his indestructible belief in himself and his ideas led him to finally succeed where so many others had failed. Going Deep is a vivid chronicle of the fierce battles not only under the water, but also in the back rooms of Wall Street and the committee rooms of Congress. A rousing adventuresurrounded by an atmosphere of corruption and greedat its heart this a story of bravery, passion, and the unbreakable determination to succeed against long odds. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: NY London: Pegasus Books, 2017, 2017
Anbieter: WellRead Books A.B.A.A., Northport, NY, USA
Erstausgabe
1st edition, 1st printing; 8vo; paper covered boards, hardcover; 378 pages; black & white illustrations; a very good, clean, tight copy in a very good dustjacket.