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Mayday Over Wichita

Author : D. W. Carter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625845081
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Mayday Over Wichita written by D. W. Carter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little-known story of a major catastrophe in a 1960s African American community: A “commendable, if unsettling, account.” —Richard Kluger, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Simple Justice On the cold Saturday morning of January 16, 1965, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker carrying thirty-one thousand gallons of jet fuel crashed into a congested African American neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. When the fire and destruction finally subsided, forty-seven people—mostly African American children—were dead or injured, homes were completely destroyed and numerous families were splintered. As shocking as it may sound, the event was seemingly omitted from the historical record for nearly fifty years. Now, historian D. W. Carter examines the myths and realities of the crash while providing new insights about the horrific four-minute flight that forever changed the history of Kansas. Includes photographs

Walking With the Wichita Pioneers, 2nd Ed.

Author : Barb Myers
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 192973140X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Walking With the Wichita Pioneers, 2nd Ed. written by Barb Myers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

African Americans of Wichita

Author : The Kansas African American Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439653453
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book African Americans of Wichita written by The Kansas African American Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African American community of Wichita is as old as the city itself, dating back to early pioneers, cowboys, and business figures. Once relatively integrated, Wichita became more segregated as the 20th century unfolded. In response, African Americans developed a lively neighborhood downtown with its own businesses, churches, schools, and organizations. World War II brought new populations to work in the aircraft industry and set the stage for profound changes. In the 1950s, a younger generation of leaders challenged racism and discrimination, unleashing a period of change that was both hopeful and painful. In recent years, the African American community has become more complex, with generations of established families joined by recent transplants, emigrants from Africa, and children of mixed marriages. While challenges remain, African Americans are more visible than ever before in local life, evident in politics, business, sports, and education.

Navigating Memorialization and Commemoration on U.S. Campuses

Author : Mahauganee D. Shaw Bonds
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000537471
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Navigating Memorialization and Commemoration on U.S. Campuses written by Mahauganee D. Shaw Bonds and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on rich qualitative data, as well as theoretical and conceptual frameworks, this text explores how institutions of higher education in the US can effectively remember incidents of campus crisis through physical memorials and commemoration. Recognizing memorialization as a process of group and individual recovery, the book foregrounds the performative functions of physical memorials, and highlights their utility for the extended campus community. Profiling existing campus memorials in the US, and offering insights from students, faculty, community members, and the loved ones of those memorialized, the text illustrates how institutional decisions and long-term strategy can serve to effectively navigate the politics of memorialization, helping communities move beyond incidents of collective trauma. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in emergency management, student affairs practice and higher education administration, and commemorative literature more broadly. Those specifically interested in heritage studies, public history, and American history will also benefit from this book.

Mayday Over Wichita

Author : D. W. Carter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626190528
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Mayday Over Wichita written by D. W. Carter and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the cold Saturday morning of January 16, 1965, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker carrying thirty-one thousand gallons of jet fuel crashedinto a congested African American neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. When the fire and destruction finally subsided, forty-seven people--mostly African American children--were dead or injured, homes were completely destroyed and numerous families were splintered. As shocking as it may sound, the event was seemingly omitted from the historical record for nearly fifty years. Now, historian D. W. Carter examines the myths and realities of the crash while providing new insights about the horrific four-minute flight that forever changed the history of Kansas. "--

Unholy Rebellion: The Civil War Diary of Charles Adam Wetherbee

Author : D. W. Carter
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483459098
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Unholy Rebellion: The Civil War Diary of Charles Adam Wetherbee written by D. W. Carter and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I left three years ago to do my part in putting down this unholy rebellion." By 1861, Charles Adam Wetherbee had officially traded his comfortable life as a college student for one that included drafty Sibley tents, long marches in weather and wilderness of all kinds, and bloodshed. A Union infantryman with the Thirty-Fourth Illinois Volunteer Regiment, he survived the battles of Shiloh, Stones River, Liberty Gap, Atlanta, and others. One hundred years later, long after Wetherbee had died, a tattered and faded diary was found at a home in Lawrence, Kansas. The homeowner opened its pages and was astonished to discover that Wetherbee had penned every detail of his daily life during the Civil War. Wetherbee's diary presents a realistic view of what a soldier's life entailed, as the reader is thrust into the firsthand drama of the Civil War as it was endured by enlisted participants. Get a true sense of what the Civil War was like from someone who was there to witness an Unholy Rebellion.

Voices from an Old Warrior

Author : Christopher J.B. Hoctor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616004606
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Voices from an Old Warrior written by Christopher J.B. Hoctor and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former USAF pilot Christopher Hoctor examines the history and safety record of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.

Warnings

Author : Michael Smith
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1608320340
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Warnings written by Michael Smith and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the heart of tornado alley, Smith takes us into the eye of America's most devastating storms and behind the scenes of some of the world's most renowned scientific institutions to uncover the relationship between mankind and the weather.

The Barnstormer and the Lady

Author : Dennis Farney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935362692
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book The Barnstormer and the Lady written by Dennis Farney and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Geological Survey Professional Paper

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Geological Survey Professional Paper written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The National Gazetteer of the United States of America--Kansas, 1984

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The National Gazetteer of the United States of America--Kansas, 1984 written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

For the Love of Flight

Author : Marc R. Williams
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 198452626X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book For the Love of Flight written by Marc R. Williams and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is my true story about how a young man turned his emotional and learning disabilities that cast him as a failure in society into natural advantages. He overcame one challenge after another in his quest to fulfill his dream to fly. At the age of 17 he earned his Private Pilots Certificate, at 18 his Commercial and at 19 he becomes one of the Army’s youngest helicopter aircraft commanders in Vietnam. He endures the horrors of war and returns home, now much older than his 20 years. He continues his love of flight as a civilian. After years of flight, his past comes back to haunt him. He now must face his greatest challenges yet: Cancer brought on by Agent Orange and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The FAA grounds him. Is there one more fight left in him, “for the love of flight?"

Flying Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1983-05 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flying Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1976-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

All They Will Call You

Author : Tim Z. Hernandez
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816536082
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book All They Will Call You written by Tim Z. Hernandez and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All They Will Call You is the harrowing account of “the worst airplane disaster in California’s history,” which claimed the lives of thirty-two passengers, including twenty-eight Mexican citizens—farmworkers who were being deported by the U.S. government. Outraged that media reports omitted only the names of the Mexican passengers, American folk icon Woody Guthrie penned a poem that went on to become one of the most important protest songs of the twentieth century, “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee).” It was an attempt to restore the dignity of the anonymous lives whose unidentified remains were buried in an unmarked mass grave in California’s Central Valley. For nearly seven decades, the song’s message would be carried on by the greatest artists of our time, including Pete Seeger, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez, yet the question posed in Guthrie’s lyrics, “Who are these friends all scattered like dry leaves?” would remain unanswered—until now. Combining years of painstaking investigative research and masterful storytelling, award-winning author Tim Z. Hernandez weaves a captivating narrative from testimony, historical records, and eyewitness accounts, reconstructing the incident and the lives behind the legendary song. This singularly original account pushes narrative boundaries, while challenging perceptions of what it means to be an immigrant in America, but more importantly, it renders intimate portraits of the individual souls who, despite social status, race, or nationality, shared a common fate one frigid morning in January 1948.

Lucky Me

Author : Stacy T. Geere
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781578646357
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book Lucky Me written by Stacy T. Geere and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

My Three Fathers

Author : Bill Patten
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 0786721715
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book My Three Fathers written by Bill Patten and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Patten grew up in the heart of privileged society to American parents—a debutante mother, a diplomatic father—stationed in Europe. Weekends away from his English boarding school were often spent at the regal country estates of important policy makers and historical figures of the mid-twentieth century. When Bill was twelve years old, his father, William Patten, died, and his mother remarried the renowned columnist Joe Alsop. Patten was swept into Washington during the Kennedy years, where he bore witness to his stepfather's legendary power-brokering, and watched a very different father figure at work. In 1996, when he was forty-seven years old, Bill Patten learned that his biological father was not William Patten, but the noted English diplomat, Duff Cooper. In this quest to know his triumvirate of fathers, Bill Patten offers an unforgettable memoir. My Three Fathers is a search for identity—and a luscious chronicle of a fascinating, bygone era of American aristocracy.