Legendary Locals of Alamogordo: New Mexico - Brossura

Shinabery, Michael Ray

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1467102113 ISBN 13: 9781467102117

Casa editrice: Legendary Locals, 2015

Riassunto

By the time Alamogordo's founders platted the town in the late 1800s, bestowing it with the Spanish name for Fat Cottonwood, the region's lush grasses were luring cowboys such as Oliver Lee. Then, in 1941, an event more than 3,000 miles away changed the quiet community. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, chamber president Mose Cauthen quickly spearheaded bringing the Army's mission to train bomber pilots to the Tularosa Basin. During the Space Race, Dr. John Stapp oversaw the programs at Holloman Air Force Base that sent Joe Kittinger, Dave Simons, and "Demi" McClure floating heavenward underneath balloons. Soon after, Ed Dittmer was training chimpanzees to rocket out of Earth's atmosphere and prove man could survive in that hostile environment. Alamogordo is where the Old West melds with ever-evolving technology, along with a rich artistic and literary legacy championed by such women as Linnie Townsend, Maude Rathgeber, and Margaret Flickinger.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Legendary Locals
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1467102113
• ISBN 13: 9781467102117
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 127