High Peaks (eBook)

C.V. Whitney (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
144 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-9429-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Rarely is one allowed such an intimate glimpse into the "e;high peaks"e; of a life so extraordinary and exciting as that of C. V. Whitney.Scion of a distinguished family of great wealth, "e;Sonny"e; Whitney early displayed the zest for life and the adventurous spirit which have led him into a varied array of achievements remarkable even for the Whitney clan. A pilot in World War I and an AAF officer in World War II who was involved in such events as Iwo Jima and El Alamein, Whitney later, as assistant secretary of the air force, played a crucial role in ending the Berlin blockade. A sportsman with an absorbing love of the outdoors, Whitney has been a member of the Yale crew, captain of an international championship polo team, a hunter of note, and a Thoroughbred breeder whose stable has been a leading money winner.An interest in art inherited from his mother has led Whitney to help develop and support galleries and museums such as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Wyoming; his involvement in the entertainment world gave him a significant part in the production of the motion picture "e;Gone with the Wind."e; His other activities range from work as a "e;mucker"e; in a mine to ventures in finance, founding of the first ocean aquarium, Marineland, and world travel with enough adventures to fill another book.High Peaks is a set of selected memoirs which will appeal to all who seek joy and adventure in living.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.12.2021
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: american museum philanthrophy history • cornelius vanderbilt sonny whitney • equine sports history • harry truman administration • kentucky horse racing history • rich and famous biography • saratoga race track history • Thoroughbred racing • vanderbilt family history
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-9429-6 / 0813194296
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-9429-5 / 9780813194295