+ − Cath World 111:824 S ’20 550w
“For a one-year course in modern European history there is possibly no better text on the market.”
+ School R 28:549 S ’20 280w
WESTERVELT, GEORGE CONRAD, and others. Triumph of the N.C.’s. il *$3 Doubleday 629.
20–7597
The N.C.’s are flying boats as distinguished from hydroaeroplanes and the present volume contains the story of their design and building and of their first achievements. In part 1 Commander G. C. Westervelt tells “How the flying boats were designed and built”—the immense number of details that had to be worked out, the numerous tests that had to be conducted, and the many troublesome features that had to be corrected. Part 2—The “lame duck” wins—is Lieut.-Commander A. C. Read’s story of the transatlantic flight of the N. C. 4. Part 3 contains the log of the N. C. 3 by Commander H. C. Richardson, who also gives an account of previous attempts at transatlantic flight.
Booklist 16:335 Jl ’20
“The story of the crossing is told in lively and readable narrative, with picturesque details and with unassuming modesty.”
+ N Y Times 25:22 Jl 18 ’20 500w