Adventurers & Trail Blazers
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:08 pm
The tragedy and the irony of the man who discovered a nugget on the South Fork of the American River and set in motion the rush to a new El Dorado.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:08 pm
Phoebe and Vernon Omlie set out to transform their barnstorming act into a profitable business in 1920s Memphis.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:08 pm
A daring group of former barnstormers introduced American film fans to flying thrills and chills in the 1920s.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:07 pm
The only woman on the 1811-12 overland expedition led by Wilson Price Hunt, Marie Dorion endured more hardships than a more famous female Indian traveler, Sacagawea.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
The 1930s National Air Races tested the mettle of a new breed of pilot and showcased the cutting edge of aircraft technology.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Douglas Corrigan had long dreamed of being the first man to fly nonstop from New York to Dublin. When officials denied him permission for a transoceanic attempt, he was determined not to let red tape get in his way.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Tales of the adventures that befell three conquistadores and their Moorish slave during the sixteenth century led to Spain's Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's exploration of what is now the American Southwest.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Harriet Quimby invaded man's domain as the country's first licensed woman pilot and gained fame for her aerial feats, only to die prematurely in a puzzling air crash.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Although known for her charity, Nellie Cashman was a dedicated and knowledgeable miner who searched the west for the 'Big Bonanza.'
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Over the vast, frozen wastes of the Artic is the last place anyone would want his airplane to quit.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:06 pm
Three generations of British mountaineers committed themselves to standing where no one ever had before.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:05 pm
The Fokker Trimotor Josephine Ford survived mishaps and beat fierce competition to be the first aircraft to fly over the top of the world, carrying Richard E. Byrd into history.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:05 pm
The journey across the United States was a pretty rough trip in 1905, but two motorized buckboards set out to navigate the Oregon Trail.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:05 pm
Aerial circus star Clyde Pangborn and playboy Hugh Herndon, Jr., strutted onto aviation's world stage in 1931 when they took off from New York with high hopes of beating the around-the-world speed record set by one-eyed Wiley Post.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Help came 29 years too late for Captain Bill Lancaster, missing on a record-chasing flight from England to South Africa.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Whether circumnavigating Australia, flying from Brisbane to London, or from Brisbane to Cape Town, Lores Bonney heard variations on the same theme: 'This is no place for a woman.' By 1937, she had proved all the naysayers wrong.
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