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catalog abstract "In this book, John Lucas charts the fascinating 500-year history of the parachute. "This book is a timely tribute to the "big umbrella" coming as it does at the end of the Apollo Project in which it played, as ever, a leading role in the safe return of man to earth."--[book jacket].".
catalog contributor b1323542.
catalog created "1975, c1973.".
catalog date "1975".
catalog date "1975, c1973.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "1975, c1973.".
catalog description "Bibliography: p. [149]-150.".
catalog description "In this book, John Lucas charts the fascinating 500-year history of the parachute. "This book is a timely tribute to the "big umbrella" coming as it does at the end of the Apollo Project in which it played, as ever, a leading role in the safe return of man to earth."--[book jacket].".
catalog description "Yesterday's dreams -- Trials and errors -- Triumphs and tragedies -- On with the shows -- Flight into danger -- Ordeal be fire -- Birth of free-fall -- Parachutes for all -- Prelude to war -- The heavens opened -- By a silken thread -- Going with a bang -- The fun jumpers -- Out of this world.".
catalog extent "xi, 159 p., [4] leaves of plates :".
catalog identifier "087749827X :".
catalog issued "1975".
catalog issued "1975, c1973.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "New York : Drake Publishers,".
catalog subject "Parachutes History.".
catalog subject "Parachuting History.".
catalog subject "TL750 .L83 1975".
catalog tableOfContents "Yesterday's dreams -- Trials and errors -- Triumphs and tragedies -- On with the shows -- Flight into danger -- Ordeal be fire -- Birth of free-fall -- Parachutes for all -- Prelude to war -- The heavens opened -- By a silken thread -- Going with a bang -- The fun jumpers -- Out of this world.".
catalog title "The big umbrella / John Lucas.".
catalog type "History. fast".
catalog type "text".