The Resource King of the air : the turbulent life of Charles Kingsford Smith, Ann Blainey
King of the air : the turbulent life of Charles Kingsford Smith, Ann Blainey
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The item King of the air : the turbulent life of Charles Kingsford Smith, Ann Blainey represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
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- Summary
- Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In three short years, he broke records with his astounding and daring voyages -- the first trans-Pacific flight from America to Australia, the first flight across the Tasman, the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland. He did it all with such courage, modesty and charm that Australia and the world fell in love with him. A ticker-tape parade was held in his honour on New York's Fifth Avenue. At home, he became a national hero, 'Our Smithy'. Yet his achievements belied a traumatic past. He had witnessed the horror of World War I -- first as a soldier at Gallipoli, later as a combat pilot with the Royal Flying Corps. Erratic, a compulsive philanderer, and almost always broke, he began to embark on increasingly wild and dangerous stunts. The public saw the derring-do; only those close to him knew the anxious, troubled individual who pushed himself to the edge of sanity. In November 1935, Kingsford Smith's plane crashed and he was lost at sea near Burma, his body never to be recovered. This brilliant work from one of Australia's foremost biographers reveals the tumultuous life of a fascinating, enigmatic figure, who pursued his obsession to the greatest heights of fame and catastrophe
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD
- Note
-
- Queensland Narrating Service: 4034MP3
- Print edition published: 2018
- Label
- King of the air : the turbulent life of Charles Kingsford Smith
- Title
- King of the air
- Title remainder
- the turbulent life of Charles Kingsford Smith
- Statement of responsibility
- Ann Blainey
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In three short years, he broke records with his astounding and daring voyages -- the first trans-Pacific flight from America to Australia, the first flight across the Tasman, the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland. He did it all with such courage, modesty and charm that Australia and the world fell in love with him. A ticker-tape parade was held in his honour on New York's Fifth Avenue. At home, he became a national hero, 'Our Smithy'. Yet his achievements belied a traumatic past. He had witnessed the horror of World War I -- first as a soldier at Gallipoli, later as a combat pilot with the Royal Flying Corps. Erratic, a compulsive philanderer, and almost always broke, he began to embark on increasingly wild and dangerous stunts. The public saw the derring-do; only those close to him knew the anxious, troubled individual who pushed himself to the edge of sanity. In November 1935, Kingsford Smith's plane crashed and he was lost at sea near Burma, his body never to be recovered. This brilliant work from one of Australia's foremost biographers reveals the tumultuous life of a fascinating, enigmatic figure, who pursued his obsession to the greatest heights of fame and catastrophe
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1935-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Blainey, Ann
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- biography
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by John Sharpe
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Sharpe, John
- Queensland Narrating Service
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kingsford Smith, Charles
- Air pilots
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- King of the air : the turbulent life of Charles Kingsford Smith, Ann Blainey
- Note
-
- Queensland Narrating Service: 4034MP3
- Print edition published: 2018
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- p2251376224
- Dimensions
- 12 cm.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD
- Form of item
- direct electronic
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
- 4034MP3
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System details
- Requires the use of an MP3 enabled CD player or computer
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- King of the air : the turbulent life of Charles Kingsford Smith, Ann Blainey
- Note
-
- Queensland Narrating Service: 4034MP3
- Print edition published: 2018
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- p2251376224
- Dimensions
- 12 cm.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD
- Form of item
- direct electronic
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
- 4034MP3
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System details
- Requires the use of an MP3 enabled CD player or computer
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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