Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 105
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In May 1919, three U.S. Navy sea-planes made the first successful trans-Atlantic crossing to Europe. Lieutenant Walter Hinton was a pilot. His first hand account of this historic flight is one of 20 reader chosen selections in volume 105. Other exciting recountings include: My Toughest Trip, America's Cup Triumph, The Last Camping Match, and Up a Shot Tower. Several scientific topics are included in vol. 105: Remarkable Weather of 1911, The Scientific Presentation of History, Design of Airports, How Many Feathers Has a Bird?, Fruit Growing in the Far North, Flowering and Fruiting as Controlled by the Length of Day, Wild Flowers We Should Know, and Phantom Butterflies. An eclectic mix of subjects rounds out the volume: Surrealism in 1942, Nirvana, the Will of Thomas Paine, How a Young Man Should Study Poetry, Beer Good for Baseball Players, Of Persons One Would Wish to Have Seen, and U.S. Tariff Policy Overview. Summary by Sue Anderson (6 hr 10 min)