Describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous explosion of the passenger airship, Hindenberg, at a New Jersey airfield on May 6, 1937, in which thirty-six people were killed.
Civil war nurse Mercy Lynch, informed that her estranged father is dying in Seattle and wants to see her, leaves Virginia and heads to St. Louis where she boards the Union-operated steam engine "Dreadnought" for what turns out to be a harrowing journey she fears she will not survive.
Describes the construction, operation, and uses of the airship Columbia, one of the four blimps in daily use in the world. Also includes a brief history of airships.
Relates the events of May 6, 1937, when the airship "Hindenburg" exploded and crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and includes information on the investigation, a history of zeppelins and airships, and a timeline.
Kakashi, a boy in search of adventure, finds more than he bargained for when he meets Toto, a little dog that that is really a secret weapon belonging to the Massau Imperial Army.
