Going Deep – John Philip Holland and the Invention of the Attack Submarine - Hardcover

Goldstone, Lawrence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1681774291 ISBN 13: 9781681774299

Publisher: Pegasus, 2017

Synopsis

"A marvelously told story, Goldstone has written a book that beautifully captures the intertwined fates of these two ingenious pioneers." Wall Street Journal

Like Henry Ford and the Wright brothers, John Philip Holland was completely self-taught, a brilliant man raised in humble circumstances, earning his living as a schoolteacher and choirmaster. But all the while he was obsessed with creating a machine that could successfully cruise beneath the waves. His struggle to unlock the mystery behind controlled undersea navigation would take three decades, during which he endured skepticism, disappointment, and betrayal. But his indestructible belief in himself and his ideas led him to finally succeed where so many others had failed Going Deep is a vivid chronicle of the fierce battles not only under the water, but also in the back rooms of Wall Street and the committee rooms of Congress. A rousing adventure--surrounded by an atmosphere of corruption and greed--at its heart this a story of bravery, passion, and the unbreakable determination to succeed against long odds.

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"A wonderful, story-filled saga of the early days of the auto age. The story is so compelling and well-crafted that most readers will be swept up in his vivid recreation of a bygone era." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Lawrence Goldstone is the author or co-author of more that a dozen books, and has written for the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, New Republic, Chicago Tribune, and Miami Herald. He and his wife, author Nancy Goldstone, live in Sagaponack, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pegasus
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1681774291
• ISBN 13: 9781681774299
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352