Download or read book Art Smith s Story written by Art Smith and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Art Smith s Story the Autobiography of the Boy Aviator Which Appeared As a Serial in the Bulletin written by Art Smith and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter x. THAT two hundred dollars was on my mind every minute of the next three months. Dad got the money from the bank that had first refused to lend it to me. I remember, just before the banker signed the check, he looked at dad and me over the tops of his glasses for a long time, hesitating., "Mr. Smith, I ought to tell you that you are doing a very foolish thing," he said. Dad straightened up in his chair. "The lots are good security," he answered, and shut his lips tight. The banker signed the check and pushed it to me across the desk. "The bank will have to collect the money promptly on time, you know," he told dad. I spent that money with the utmost care not to waste a cent. Al and I were back in the tent with the machine. We took it apart while we waited for the supplies to come from New York. We went over the engine and got it in the best possible shape. I had the work all figured out, just how much must be finished by a certain time. The note was coming due in ninety days. I allowed six weeks to get the machine rebuilt. Then I meant to try for the cross-country record and win the Scientific American prize. There were delays. The New York shipment was routed wrong. When it finally arrived there was a mistake in it. I had to order again, and wait. Other things went wrong. We worked in that tent as I have never worked before or since. From the first dawn, as soon as it was light enough to see, we were at it. We worked until we were too tired to hold the tools. Al proved then the fine, unselfish friend he is. He had given me months of time without a cent of money in return. His clothes were as shabby as mine; half the time we had to borrow a few cents from the other boys for food. He had no time for fun, hardly any for rest....
Download or read book Art Smith s Story written by Art Smith and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Art Smith s Story the Autobiography of the Boy Aviator Which Appeared as a Serial in the Bulletin written by Art 1890-1926 Smith and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir tells the inspiring story of Art Smith, a young aviator who made a name for himself in the early days of aviation. From his first solo flight at age 16 to his daring stunts and record-breaking flights, Smith's story captures the excitement and danger of early aviation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Art Smith written by Rachel Sherwood Roberts and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1915, pioneer aviator Art Smith was as celebrated as any movie star might be today. He thrilled audiences with his barnstorming feats, doing "death spirals," sky writing, "loop-the-loops," and night flights using phosphorus fireworks. He was a consummate showman and had he not died in 1926, his name probably would be familiar to most Americans. He glamorized and popularized aviation while testing the boundaries of aeronautical principles. As a boy he longed to fly before he had ever seen an airplane. His parents believed in him, and he was fortunate to have a best friend named Al Wertman who helped him build an airplane. His fame spread around the globe and in 1916, the Japanese offered him $10,000 for a series of exhibitions. His flying skills inspired a young Wiley Post to a life of aviation. After Smith's death, when Lindbergh flew over Fort Wayne and dipped his wings, he gave credit to the "Bird Boy" Art Smith. The story of this rising star in American aviation is one of adventure, romance, scandal and history. Using Smith's own autobiographical writings, the story is also a factual account of events in early aviation. The book includes photographs and postcards in Art Smith's own handwriting mailed to Al Wertman.
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Download or read book The Ghost in the Little House written by William Holtz and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Rose Wilder Lane, ghostwriter of her mother's "Little House" books and a journalist.
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Download or read book M Train written by Patti Smith and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids: a “sublime collection of true stories … and wild imaginings that take us to the very heart of who Patti Smith is” (Vanity Fair), told through the cafés and haunts she has worked in around the world. Patti Smith calls this bestselling work “a roadmap to my life.” M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village café where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, ruminates on the world as it is and the world as it was, and writes in her notebook. Through prose that shifts fluidly between dreams and reality, past and present, we travel to Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in Mexico; to the fertile moon terrain of Iceland; to a ramshackle seaside bungalow in New York’s Far Rockaway that Smith acquires just before Hurricane Sandy hits; to the West 4th Street subway station, filled with the sounds of the Velvet Underground after the death of Lou Reed; and to the graves of Genet, Plath, Rimbaud, and Mishima. Woven throughout are reflections on the writer’s craft and on artistic creation. Here, too, are singular memories of Smith’s life in Michigan and the irremediable loss of her husband, Fred Sonic Smith. Braiding despair with hope and consolation, illustrated with her signature Polaroids, M Train is a meditation on travel, detective shows, literature, and coffee. It is a powerful, deeply moving book by one of the most remarkable multiplatform artists at work today. Featuring a postscript with five new photos from Patti Smith
