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Cabela's : World's Foremost Outfitter: A HistoryISBN 0839712804 (0-8397-1280-4)
Softcover, Eriksson Publisher, Paul S.
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Chuck Yeager And the Bell X-1: Breaking the Sound Barrierby Frank H. Winter, F.Robert Van Der Linden, Dominick Pisano, Chuck YeagerISBN 0810955350 (0-8109-5535-0)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chuck Yeager And the Bell X-1: Breaking the Sound Barrier'Book summary:Each year, millions of visitors flock to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum to look at the Bell X-1 aircraft-the vehicle in which Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. This in-depth look at the legendary aircraft tells the story of this momentous achievement-how the technology was developed, conflicts were resolved, and Yeager and his fellow pilots became the heroic figures depicted in The Right Stuff. A wealth of historical photographs of the Bell X-1 enriches the text, which includes such fascinating material as Yeager's official memo about the historic flight. This is as close as readers will ever get to being inside the aircraft that paved the way for supersonic flight, thus ushering in the era of space exploration. [via]
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Fliers in Their Own Words: In Their Own Wordsby Frank H. Winter, F.Robert Van Der Linden, Dominick Pisano, Chuck YeagerISBN 1560271957 (1-56027-195-7)
Softcover, Aviation Supplies & Academics
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For the Greatest Achievement: A History of the Aero Club of America and the National Aeronautic Associationby Frank H. Winter, F.Robert Van Der Linden, Dominick Pisano, Chuck YeagerISBN 1560981873 (1-56098-187-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Forever Flyingby R. A. Hoover, Mark Shaw, Chuck YeagerISBN 0671537601 (0-671-53760-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Press on: Further Adventures in the Good Lifeby Chuck YeagerISBN 0553053337 (0-553-05333-7)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Press on: Further Adventures in the Good Life'Book summary:From Wikipedia: Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13, 1923) is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound (1947). Originally retiring in 1975 as a brigadier general, Yeager was promoted to major general on the Air Force's retired list in 2005 for his military achievements. ~~~ Yeager's career began in World War II as a private in the United States Army Air Forces. After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September 1942 he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of flight officer (the World War II USAAF equivalent to warrant officer) and became a North American P-51 Mustang fighter pilot. ~~~ After the war, Yeager became a test pilot of many types of aircraft including experimental rocket-powered aircraft. As the first human to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, he flew the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m). Although Scott Crossfield was the first to fly faster than Mach 2 in 1953, Yeager shortly thereafter, set a new record of Mach 2.44. ~~~ Yeager later commanded fighter squadrons and wings in Germany and in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and in recognition of the outstanding performance ratings of those units he then was promoted to brigadier general. Yeager's flying career spans more than 60 years and has taken him to every corner of the globe, including the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. ~~~ Yeager's popularity soared in the 1980s, when he was prominently featured in Tom Wolfe's book The Right Stuff and in its 1983 movie adaptation, in which he was portrayed by Sam Shepard. ~~~ Yeager made a cameo appearance in the movie The Right Stuff (1983). He played "Fred," a bartender at "Pancho's Place", which was most appropriate, as Yeager said, "if all the hours were ever totaled, I reckon I spent more time at her place than in a cockpit over those years."... [via]
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Press On!: Further Adventures in the Good Lifeby Charles Leerhsen, Chuck YeagerISBN 0553763296 (0-553-76329-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Quest for Mach One: A First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrierby James Young, Chuck Yeager , Jack Russell, Bob Hoover, Bob Cardenas, Dana Marcotte Kilanowski, Mac McKendryISBN 0670874604 (0-670-87460-4)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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There Once Was a War: The Collected Color Photography of World War IIby Jeffrey L. Ethell, Clarence E. Anderson, Chuck YeagerISBN 0670860441 (0-670-86044-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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To Fly and Fight: Memoirs of a Triple Aceby Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, Joseph P. Hamelin, Chuck YeagerISBN 1596872756 (1-59687-275-6)
Softcover, ibooks, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'To Fly and Fight : Memoirs of a Triple Ace'Book summary:Touching, thoughtful, and dead honest, To Fly and Fight is the story of a boy who grew up living his dream. During World War II Anderson flew with Chuck Yeager in the famed 357th Squadron where he became a triple ace by shooting out of the sky fifteen enemy planes. Following World
War II, Anderson became a test pilot and later commanded jet fighter squadrons in South Korea and Okinawa. Then, in 1970, at an age when most pilots have long-since retired, Anderson flew combat strikes over Vietnam. [via]
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Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Storyby Chuck Yeager , R. Dale Reed, Darlene ListerISBN 1410221229 (1-4102-2122-9)
Softcover, Univ Pr of the Pacific
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Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Storyby Chuck Yeager , R. Dale Reed, Darlene ListerISBN 0813190266 (0-8131-9026-6)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Kentucky
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Wingsby Chuck Yeager , Mark MeyerISBN 0934738629 (0-934738-62-9)
Softcover, Lickle Pub Inc
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Yeager: An Autobiographyby Chuck YeagerISBN 0553256742 (0-553-25674-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Yeager: An Autobiography'Book summary:General Chuck Yeager, the greatest test pilot of them all -- the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound . . .the World War II flying ace who shot down a Messerschmitt jet with a prop-driven P-51 Mustang . . .the hero who defined a certain quality that all hotshot fly-boys of the postwar era aimed to achieve: the right stuff.
Now Chuck Yeager tells his whole incredible life story with the same "wide-open, full throttle" approach that has marked his astonishing career. What it was really like enaging in do-or-die dogfights over Nazi Europe. How after being shot over occupied France, Yeager somehow managed to escape. The amazing behind-the-scenes story of smashing the sound barrier despite cracked ribs from a riding accident days before.
The entire story is here, in Yeager's own words, and in wondeful insights from his wife and those friends and colleagues who have known him best. It is the personal and public story of a man who settled for nothing less than excellence, a one-of-a-kind portrait of a true American hero. [via]More editions of Yeager: An Autobiography:
- Yeager: Autobiography: ISBN 009157160X (0-09-157160-X)
Hardcover, Random House Australia - Yeager: An Autobiography: ISBN 0553053418 (0-553-05341-8)
Hardcover, Bantam Books - Yeager: ISBN 0606035095 (0-606-03509-5)
Hardcover, Demco Media - Yeager: An Autobiography: ISBN 0712694935 (0-7126-9493-5)
Hardcover, Random House - Yeager: An Autobiography: ISBN 0553256742 (0-553-25674-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
- Yeager: Autobiography: ISBN 009157160X (0-09-157160-X)
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Yeagerby Leo Janos, Chuck YeagerISBN 0613193237 (0-613-19323-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Yeager'Book summary:General Chuck Yeager, the greatest test pilot of them all -- the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound . . .the World War II flying ace who shot down a Messerschmitt jet with a prop-driven P-51 Mustang . . .the hero who defined a certain quality that all hotshot fly-boys of the postwar era aimed to achieve: the right stuff.
Now Chuck Yeager tells his whole incredible life story with the same "wide-open, full throttle" approach that has marked his astonishing career. What it was really like enaging in do-or-die dogfights over Nazi Europe. How after being shot over occupied France, Yeager somehow managed to escape. The amazing behind-the-scenes story of smashing the sound barrier despite cracked ribs from a riding accident days before.
The entire story is here, in Yeager's own words, and in wondeful insights from his wife and those friends and colleagues who have known him best. It is the personal and public story of a man who settled for nothing less than excellence, a one-of-a-kind portrait of a true American hero.
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