Podcasts History History Author Show S.C. Gwynne His Majestys Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the Worlds Largest Flying Machine

S.C. Gwynne His Majestys Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the Worlds Largest Flying Machine

Published: Sept. 4, 2023, 3:14 p.m.

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\nSeptember 4, 2023 - How did airship R101 \u2014 embodying the British Empire\u2019s global ambitions \u2014 die in fireball of dreams, romance, and hubris and turn to ashes in the pages of history? S.C. Gwynne brings us this story of reaching for the sky in \u201cHis Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine.\u201d
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\nS.C. Gwynne previously joined us to discuss his books, \u201cHymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War,\u201d and \u201cThe Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football.\u201d His 2010 book, \u201cEmpire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History,\u201d was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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\nVisit our guest at SCGwynne.com or @SCGwynne on Twitter and @S.C.Gwynne on Facebook.
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