Hotels In The Sky: The Zeppelin Years, 1900-1937
Mike Ogden
- Region:
- East Midlands
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Personal Interest
- Fee:
- Paid: £40 + travel from Worksop
- Category:
- Travel
- Updated:
- 12th January 2017
This presentation, arising from the research for my novel ÒThe Goddess of FreedomÓ, celebrates a lost technology and a lost way of travelling the world. I have assembled a wealth of information about this remarkable part of aviation history, when aeroplanes were slow, unreliable, uncomfortable and short-range, and the future of air travel seemed to belong to the airship.
The talk, lasting an hour, is richly illustrated with photographs and original newsreel footage. Audiences can savour the unique pleasure of travelling by Zeppelin, and experience the awful moment when THE ZEPPELIN YEARS came to a sudden, violent end.
My website www.mikeogden.moonfruit.com has more details. The talk is available in the North Notts/North Derbys/South Yorks area during the months October to April. At a cost of £40
Views: 1489 | Enquiries: 8About Mike Ogden
Mike Ogden is a retired town planner. He lived on a narrowboat for many years, and cruised the inland waterway system extensively. His talks on various subjects are well researched, richly illustrated, entertainingly presented and very well received.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Mike Ogden
- The Slow Road - a Journey around the English inland waterways.
- The Seed of Kings - Tracing the Bloodline of the British Monarchy.
- A Palace by a River: a History and a Tour of the Houses of Parliament.
- The Sky's the Limit - a (more or less) affectionate history of the skyscraper.
- BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON
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