(New York: Henry Holt, 2001), pp. 146–88; “Zeppelin Shatters Record,”
, August 11, 1929; “Zeppelin at L.A.,”
, August 26, 1929; “Zep to Sail Tonight for N.Y.,”
, August 26, 1929; “Graf Zeppelin Bids Adieu and Soars Homeward,”
, August 8, 1929; Louis Zamperini, telephone interview; Peter Zamperini, telephone interview, March 2, 2006; Rick Zitarosa, Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, email interview, April 25, 2006; Lyle C. Wilson, “Eckener Follows Lindbergh Trail on Homeward Trip,”
(Oshkosh, Wisc.), August 8, 1929; W. W. Chaplin, “Graf Zeppelin on Long Trail around World,”
, August 8, 1929; “Big German Zep Starts World Tour,”
(Mo.)
, August 8, 1929; “Zep’s Ocean Hop Starts in Midweek,”
, August 20, 1929; Karl H. Von Wiegand, “Graf Zeppelin Rides Typhoon Trail to Port,”
, August 20, 1929; Miles H. Vaughn, “Graf Zeppelin Scores Great Hit with Orient,”
, August 28, 1929; “In the Spotlight of Today’s News,”
(Iowa)
, August 26, 1929; “Zeppelin Will Continue Flight Tonight,”
(Iowa)
, August 26, 1929; “Mikado of Japan to Receive ‘Graf’ Voyagers at Tea,”
(Iowa)
, August 20, 1929; “Stars Playing Hide and Seek with Zeppelin,”
, August 25, 1929.
2
Hitler’s speech: David Welch,
(London: Routledge, 1998), p. 80.
3
“like a huge shark”: Botting, p. 180.
4
Looked like monsters: Ibid., p. 181.
5
“fearfully beautiful”: Louis Zamperini, telephone interview.
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