Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Hudson River Pilotage
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Hudson River Pilotage
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Col. Abert's Report in favor of the Improvement of the Navigation of the Hudson River
Author: John James ABERT
Publisher:
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Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Obstructions to the Navigation of Hudson's River
Author: Edward Manning Ruttenber
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Category : Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Highest Duty
Author: Chesley B. Sullenberger
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061959537
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks—the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger—the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director / producer Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart. Sully's story is one of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through his life, in his military service, and in his work as an airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of conflict, tragedy and uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for—that life's challenges can be met if we're ready for them.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061959537
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks—the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger—the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director / producer Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart. Sully's story is one of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through his life, in his military service, and in his work as an airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of conflict, tragedy and uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for—that life's challenges can be met if we're ready for them.
Old Steamboat Days on the Hudson River
Author: David Lear Buckman
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Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
United States Coast Pilot
United States Coast Pilot
The Hudson River Airspace and Management of Uncontrolled Airspace Corridors
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation
Publisher:
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Hudson River Guidebook
Author: Arthur G. Adams
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 9780823216796
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The first comprehensive guide to the Hudson since the works of Ernest Ingersoll were published in the early 1900s, this guidebook arrives to fill the need for a detailed, point-by-point guide to the river from its intersection with the Atlantic to its source in the Adirondacks. Adams offers his reader five routes by which to tour the region. The traveler can venture directly up the main steamboat channel, or choose road and rail routes on the east and west shores of the river. Maps for each route are included, together with suggestions for excursions to many points of local and historical interest along the way. Over 250 photographs and paintings, and excerpts from American authors pepper the book, giving multiple perspectives of the region's long history. For the armchair as well as the actual traveler, from the Abyssal Plain to Doodletown and Chevaux de-Frise, past Anthony's nose, Burden's ironworks, and the Saratoga Battle Field to the Hudson's source at Lake Tear of the Clouds - this is the perfect traveling guide to the Hudson River region, rich in its history and culture, and ever-plentiful in its breathtaking sights.
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 9780823216796
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The first comprehensive guide to the Hudson since the works of Ernest Ingersoll were published in the early 1900s, this guidebook arrives to fill the need for a detailed, point-by-point guide to the river from its intersection with the Atlantic to its source in the Adirondacks. Adams offers his reader five routes by which to tour the region. The traveler can venture directly up the main steamboat channel, or choose road and rail routes on the east and west shores of the river. Maps for each route are included, together with suggestions for excursions to many points of local and historical interest along the way. Over 250 photographs and paintings, and excerpts from American authors pepper the book, giving multiple perspectives of the region's long history. For the armchair as well as the actual traveler, from the Abyssal Plain to Doodletown and Chevaux de-Frise, past Anthony's nose, Burden's ironworks, and the Saratoga Battle Field to the Hudson's source at Lake Tear of the Clouds - this is the perfect traveling guide to the Hudson River region, rich in its history and culture, and ever-plentiful in its breathtaking sights.