LaGuardia
Title | LaGuardia PDF eBook |
Author | Nnedi Okorafor |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Pages | 141 |
Release | 2019-07-30 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1506710751 |
Eisner and Hugo Award Winner! Written by Nnedi Okorafor, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author and the writer of Marvel's Shuri, this deluxe trade paperback collects issues #1-#4 of the mini-series and includes artist sketches and afterword from the author. In an alternate world where aliens have integrated with society, pregnant Nigerian-American doctor Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka has just smuggled an illegal alien plant named Letme Live through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport...and that's not the only thing she's hiding. She and Letme become part of a community of human and alien immigrants; but as their crusade for equality continues and the birth of her child nears, Future—and her entire world—begins to change. "Laguardia" is essential reading for our times." – Comicbook.com "Classic speculative fiction at its best, coupled with an endearing protagonist, and a vibrant, living sci-fi world rendered by a fantastic art team." – Multiversity.com
LaGuardia in Congress
Title | LaGuardia in Congress PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Zinn |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780801476174 |
Howard Zinn establishes LaGuardia's tenure in Congress as a vital link between the Progressive and New Deal eras, offering a lively and informative account of his many formative legislative battles and his political philosophy.
City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York
Title | City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York PDF eBook |
Author | Mason B. Williams |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 2013-05-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0393240983 |
“Fascinating. . . . Williams tells the story of La Guardia and Roosevelt with insight and elegance.”—Edward Glaeser, New York Times Book Review
LaGuardia Airport
Title | LaGuardia Airport PDF eBook |
Author | Joshua Stoff |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738557991 |
Constructed closer to Manhattan than the commercially unsuccessful Floyd Bennett Field, LaGuardia Airport was conceived in the mid-1930s as New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia realized the need for a great airport for one of the world's great cities. Originally known as New York Municipal Airport, the popular airport soon had its name changed to recognize LaGuardia's enormous contribution to the project. At the time of its opening in 1939, it was the largest and most advanced commercial airport in the world with terminals considered art deco masterpieces. Although a very large airport for the era in which it was built, by the late 1940s it was the world's busiest airport and clearly too small for the increasing amount of air traffic. Through the years its runways were lengthened and facilities were improved to handle larger and faster aircraft. Still one of America's busiest airports, LaGuardia has witnessed the steady progress of American commercial aviation, from flying boats to jetliners.
LaGuardia Airport East End Roadway Improvements Project, Queens County
Title | LaGuardia Airport East End Roadway Improvements Project, Queens County PDF eBook |
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Pages | 660 |
Release | 1999 |
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The Napoleon of New York
Title | The Napoleon of New York PDF eBook |
Author | H. Paul Jeffers |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2002-06-18 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0471211036 |
Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age "One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of America's Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business readers will be swept away." -Publishers Weekly "Superb historical biography of one of the more colorful characters in American history . . . spirited. . . . Jeffers deftly weaves together intriguing stage-setting explanations of the age of robber barons, the crash of 1893, and that unforgettable era of unbridled wealth for the few in 1890s New York. As this marvelous story reveals, Brady's lavish lifestyle embodies America's Gilded Age. Highly recommended for all libraries." -Library Journal An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland "A well-written and timely book that reminds us of Grover Cleveland's courage, commitment, and honesty at a time when these qualities are so lacking in so much of American politics." -James MacGregor Burns, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award Colonel Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1897--1898 "A handsome narrative of a crucial period in the career of one of our country's most colorful politicians." -Publishers Weekly
LaGuardia #2
Title | LaGuardia #2 PDF eBook |
Author | Nnedi Okorafor |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues) |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2019-01-09 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
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As Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka fights to save the life of her beloved illegal- alien plant, Letme Live, a group of immigrants are held captive at LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport because of the government's new travel ban. Caught up in a protest of humans and aliens with angry mobs facing them, a very pregnant Future questions whether she belongs here, after all.