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S.C. Gwynne is a journalist who worked for Time and Texas Monthly. He has written several books including Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History and Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of näytä lisää Stonewall Jackson. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Tekijän teokset
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in… (2010) 3,217 kappaletta, 106 arvostelua
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson (2014) 635 kappaletta, 13 arvostelua
Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War (2019) 183 kappaletta, 3 arvostelua
His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine (2023) 93 kappaletta, 4 arvostelua
The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football (2016) 56 kappaletta, 2 arvostelua
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Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Gwynne, Sam C.
- Syntymäaika
- 20th century
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Austin, Texas, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
New York, New York, USA - Koulutus
- Princeton University
Johns Hopkins University - Ammatit
- journalist
editor
French teacher
international banker - Organisaatiot
- Time
Texas Monthly - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- National Headliners Award
Gerald Loeb Award
Jack Anderson Award for Investigative Reporting
John Hancock Award for Distinguished Financial Writing
Texas Book Award
Oklahoma Book Award
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the… Tekijä: S. C. Gwynne
Very interesting reading.
A history of rigid airships, assembled around the story of one of the many great disasters that befell them. Not really all that well-written, but a fascinating subject. The history of these airships is somewhat neglected because they lost out to airplanes but at one time they were considered serious competitors. The history spans decades, from the pre-WWI era right through to the Hindenburg disaster around the start of WWII.
Airships are experiencing something of a revival; a Spanish company has ordered ten from a British company located in or near Cardington.… (lisätietoja)
Airships are experiencing something of a revival; a Spanish company has ordered ten from a British company located in or near Cardington.… (lisätietoja)
The history in this book is extremely well-researched and informative. It is a serious history book and reads as such, but I appreciated that. I learned a great deal about not only the Comanches but other Plains Indian tribes and their troubled history with the US in the 1800s. It took me quite some time to read, but it was worth it.
What an excellent look at both sides of a fascinating part of U.S. history! Whether your ancestors were settlers or Native Americans, you may not be particularly proud of your heritage. There is a heavy cringe factor when reading how people treated people. There are also remarkable feats that have few parallels today.
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