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Hindenburg disaster: a fiery mystery from the skies.

What Was the Hindenburg?

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  • Paperback

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    26 December 2014

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Summary

This famous airship disaster, broadcast live in 1937, remains a mystery–one that will fascinate What Was…? readers.

At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built–just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under a minute, the Hindenburg was gone, people jumping from windows to escape. However, only 62 of the 97 crew members and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780448481197
ISBN-10:0448481197
Author:Janet B. Pascal, David Groff, Who HQ
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Penguin Workshop
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:26 December 2014
Weight:142g
Dimensions:7mm x 135mm x 194mm
Series:What Was?
Audience Age:8-12
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What Was the Hindenburg? by Janet B. Pascal - ISBN: 9780448481197
135 × 194 mm
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About The Author

Janet B. Pascal

Janet B. Pascal is an Executive Production Editor at Viking Children’s Books. She is the author of:

  • What Is the Panama Canal?
  • Who Was Dr. Seuss?
  • Who Was Maurice Sendak?
  • Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

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