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the speed on the water volume I

80,00

Subtitle: from the origin to 1939

Author: piero maria gibellini

Publisher: edizioni piem

ISBN: 9788897800118

4 in stock (can be backordered)

4 in stock (can be backordered)

Description

From the premise: A long gallop in the history of motorboating in search of speed, with a chronological summary of the main progress and success of motorboating in the world and in Italy in particular.

Table of contents of the whole work:

  • 1700 – 1899 The freedom from the wind
  • 1900 – 1909 The culture of speed
  • 1910 – 1919 The progress during the war
  • 1920 – 1929 The dawn of records
  • 1930 – 1939 The Regime supports speed
  • 1940 – 1949 The wings of war
  • 1950 – 1959 The golden age of Italian motorboating
  • 1960 – 1969 The offshore motorboating
  • 1970 – 1979 Offshore motorboating speaks two languages
  • From 1980 Offshore motorboating speaks more and more Italian

Limited signed edition.

Languages: English and Italian

Edition: 2023