Word: journey
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...other hand, if you want to see a glorious old twisting and twining road . . . you should also go have an air journey...
Nothing sells like sentiment. Three weeks ago Publishers Minton, Balch emitted this "Prosperity note'': ''Last year the American News Co. ordered 7,500 copies of | Alice Grant Rosman's] The Young & Secret in advance of publication: this year they have ordered 10,000 copies of The Sixth Journey...
Making the return journey to New York last week Mrs. Putnam and Mechanic Eddie de Vaught were taking off from Abilene, Tex. Mrs. Putnam, by her own explanation, neglected to make a sufficient run before boosting the 'giro into the air. Lacking momentum, the ship failed to get altitude, clipped a landing light at the edge of a parking enclosure. Pilot Putnam "sat down," striking two automobiles, damaging the plane, injuring nobody. Then she proceeded to Oklahoma City to resume her flight in another 'giro which is owned by the Beechnut Company...
Meticulously Col. Lindbergh repeated over and over again last week that his proposed journey was nothing but a pleasure trip; he sought no record, would bear no diplomatic tiding. He had confided in the State Department only to obtain permission for flying over foreign lands. But whether he wills it or no, it became evident that the flyer cannot escape good-willing. Inevitably, his flight must have significance. The Philippine Tourist Association cabled: "Commercial aviation in the Philippines desperately needs stimulation. Come help us." Chinese aviation interests saw a "great step" toward establishment of trans-Pacific commercial air routes. Japanese...
...Green Hell" is essentially a book of adventure; it is valuable for its life not its artistry. For this reason it benefits greatly by being a series of vivid and exciting incidents rather than a diary-like account of a journey. The author has the fortunate quality of being able to concentrate the action of the trip without robbing the account of its reality. In fact, the effect of reality is the book's major triumph. While the author cannot be compared to such a man as Conrad in conveying atmosphere and background, in giving a living, accurate, and effective...