Download or read book Black Wings written by Von Hardesty and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-01-22 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colin Powell once observed that "a dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." This sentiment is mirrored dramatically in the story of African Americans in aerospace history. The invention of the airplane in the first decade of the twentieth century sparked a revolution in modern technology. Aviation in the popular mind became associated with adventure and heroism. For African Americans, however, this new realm of human flight remained off-limits, a consequence of racial discrimination. Many African Americans displayed a keen interest in the new air age, but found themselves routinely barred from gaining training as pilots or mechanics. Beginning in the 1920s, a small and widely scattered group of black air enthusiasts challenged this prevailing pattern of racial discrimination. With no small amount of effort—and against formidable odds—they gained their pilot licenses and acquired the technical skills to become aircraft mechanics. Over the course of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, African Americans have expanded their participation in both military and civilian aviation and space flight, from the early pioneers and barnstormers through the Tuskegee airmen to Shuttle astronauts. Featuring approximately two hundred historic and contemporary photographs and a lively narrative that spans eight decades of U.S. history, Black Wings offers a compelling overview of this extraordinary and inspiring saga.
Download or read book On Dark Wings written by Stephen Gregory and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past four decades, few writers have created a body of work as distinctive - or disturbing - as Stephen Gregory's. In his tales of death and madness the menace usually comes not from the supernatural, but from the natural, and particularly birds, which in Gregory's fiction often bring terror on their dark wings. Included in this volume are the ghost stories 'The Late Mr Lewis' and 'The Boys Who Wouldn't Wake Up' as well as the macabre 'The Cormorant', which provided the inspiration for Gregory's classic novel of the same name. But not all of the tales in this book are horror stories. The avian-themed entries also include tales like 'To Catch a Thief', in which a series of inexplicable thefts is revealed to have an unexpected culprit and 'The Blackbird's Song', in which a celebrated flute player whose career was cut short by an accident rediscovers music after a visit from a blackbird. This first-ever collection of the author's short fiction brings together a rich and varied assortment of fourteen tales, including several never before reprinted, four previously unpublished early tales, and two new stories written specially for this volume. Critical Acclaim for Stephen Gregory 'Gregory writes with the hypnotic power of Poe.' - Publishers Weekly (on The Cormorant) 'Gregory's voice and vision are wholly original.' - Ramsey Campbell (on The Woodwitch) 'Feverish tales of madness and nightmare with lush, precise prose . . . A one-of-a-kind horror writer to read and re-read.' - Paul Tremblay (on The Blood of Angels)
Download or read book Black Wings written by Christina Henry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first novel of the Black Wings urban fantasy series, by Christina Henry, author of Alice and Lost Boy. As an Agent of Death, Madeline Black is responsible for escorting the souls of the dearly departed to the afterlife. It’s a 24/7 job with a lousy benefits package. Maddy’s position may come with magical abilities and an impressive wingspan, but it doesn’t pay the bills. And then, there are her infuriating boss, tenant woes, and a cranky, popcorn-loving gargoyle to contend with. Things starts looking up, though, when tall, dark, and handsome Gabriel Angeloscuro agrees to rent the empty apartment in Maddy’s building. It’s probably just a coincidence that as soon as he moves in, demons appear on the front lawn. But when an unholy monster is unleashed upon the streets of Chicago, Maddy discovers powers she never knew she possessed. Powers linked to a family legacy of tarnished halos. Powers that place her directly between the light of Heaven, and the fires of Hell…
Download or read book Black Wings Has My Angel written by Elliott Chaze and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Gold Medal Books, New York, 1953.
Download or read book Dark Wings written by J Leigh Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Porter Leighton is moving. Moving away from a history and heartache that she can't reconcile. Moving toward what she hopes will be a lighter, brighter future. But can she move fast enough to avoid the collision of the past with her present?
Download or read book Black Wings Beating written by Alex London and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *An NBC Today Show Book Club Pick!* *A Seventeen Magazine Best YA Book of 2018!* *A Kirkus Best YA Fantasy Book of the Year* *A We Need Diverse Books 2018 Must-Read* "Epic thrills, heart-punching romance, and a marvel of a hero" --Adam Silvera, New York Times-bestselling author of They Both Die at the End The people of Uztar have long looked to the sky with hope and wonder. Nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more honored than the falconers who call them to their fists. Brysen strives to be a great falconer—while his twin sister, Kylee, rejects her ancient gifts for the sport and wishes to be free of falconry. She’s nearly made it out, too, but a war is rolling toward their home in the Six Villages, and no bird or falconer will be safe. Together the twins must journey into the treacherous mountains to trap the Ghost Eagle, the greatest of the Uztari birds and a solitary killer. Brysen goes for the boy he loves and the glory he's long craved, and Kylee to atone for her past and to protect her brother's future. But both are hunted by those who seek one thing: power. In this first young-adult fantasy novel in a trilogy, Alex London launches a soaring saga about the memories that haunt us, the histories that hunt us, and the bonds of blood between us.
Download or read book Black Wings written by William J. Powell and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Wings written by Von Hardesty and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1984 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the outgrowth of an exhibit which opened at the National Air and Space Museum on September 23, 1982. Both the exhibit and the book are designed to call attention to the historic role which blacks have played in shaping the growth of modern aviation.
Download or read book Her Dark Wings written by Melinda Salisbury and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful, passionate reimagining of the Persephone myth for fans of Lore Olympus and Melissa Albert, two former best friends--split apart by betrayal--find themselves reunited in the Underworld. But will either one make it out, or will the darkness that's growing in each of them consume them whole? For all of Corey’s life, it’s been Bree and Corey, Corey and Bree. Best friends, the girls are inseparable—until a devastating betrayal leaves Corey shattered and alone. Corey is sure nothing could hurt more, until Bree suddenly dies. Now Corey is heartbroken and furious. How can she mourn her one-time friend when she is still so angry at her? Yet Corey and Bree’s tale is far from finished. When Corey accidentally catches a glimpse of Bree’s spirit passing into the afterlife, she finds herself face to face with a god pulled from the darkest myths of her girlhood: Hades, lord of the dead. Turns out, the legends are real. But Hades is different from what Corey imagined—and so are the Furies, terrifying and beautiful creatures who encourage Corey to embrace her rage. The more Corey discovers about the Underworld, the more her own power stirs. But can she resist the lure of the darkness within?
Download or read book Dark Wings written by Amy Ward and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dark Wings written by H. Phillips and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-06-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A love that has brought them together through the centuries and a curse that has torn them apart. The Angel: When Cassiel finds her again he had almost given up hope on ever being able to keep her. Even though he knew he would move Heaven and Earth to do just that. The Witch: Finding out you have past lives is nothing new for Lilah to hear but being confronted by an Angel who keeps saying that he has always loved you is something different. The Curse: Time after time the Dark Ones have come to take Lilahs' life. To end a love that should not exist. But is love enough, this time, to hold them together or will the forces of darkness tear them apart forever.
Download or read book Dark Wings written by Frank Siedel and published by . This book was released on 1936* with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dark Wings Daring written by Dwain Cassady and published by Dark Wings Books. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam Hanson is on the run. Evil feels like a hungry stray following him everywhere. Relentlessly pursued, Sam and his cohorts flee from Virginia to the shores of Sitka, Alaska. There they find a new threat waiting. This time the life of an entire Tlingit clan is in the crosshairs of a grossly rich titan. They are willing to risk their lives to save the clan and the Tlingit way of life. But will it be enough? This highly anticipated sequel continues the story of Dark Wings Rising. Join Sam and the others as they do battle with their new nemesis, Holmes Harrison. A suspense thriller, Dark Wings Daring, keeps you engaged and turning pages. If you like suspense, the battle of good against greed, and endearing characters, then the Dark Wings books are for you! Start reading today!
Download or read book Dark wings written by Krisha Skies and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Dark Wings written by Darren Neilsen and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Love on Dark Wings etc written by Jennifer Ames and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
