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Solving The 1897 Airship Mystery.(Book review)

Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-SEP-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Solving the 1897 Airship Mystery. By Michael Busby. Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. 2004. Maps. Photographs. Notes. Tables. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 398. $24.95 ISBN: 1-58980-125-3.

In this work, Michael Busby, an engineer with extensive experience in the aviation and space...

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...industries, investigates the fascinating topic of mysterious airship sightings reported from November 1896 to May 1897. He has produced a book filled with voluminous newspaper reports from California to Michigan ostensibly corroborating these sightings. Those claiming to have seen the mysterious flying objects came from all walks of life--from sharecroppers to preachers to public officials. Mr. Busby has taken upon himself the task...

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