Consider registering for my 6 session, in-person class at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California.

Few people realize that Zeppelins carried thousands of paying passengers millions of miles without a single fatality for more than 20 years...and they did so in unprecedented luxury. In fact, Zeppelins were the Concorde of their day transporting first class passengers to their destination in less than half the time of a conventional train or ocean liner. Not only that, Zeppelins had the best safety record of any form of transportation until the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 (even then, two thirds of the passengers walked away unharmed). And yet commercial airlines and ocean travel continue to flourish while airship travel has become extinct. The question this course explores is why?  My survey course about Lighter-Than-Air flight (a fascinating if little-known period in aviation history) will include remarkable photographs, first person accounts, and rare film clips. The course is based on research for my non-fiction book, "When Giants Ruled the Sky" (The History Press, 2022) and the recent Smithsonian Channel documentary, "America’s Lost Airship," in which I appeared as an on-camera expert.

Each 90 minutes class will be held on succeeding Wednesdays (2:00-3:30 PM) from January 31 through March 6 in Room 246 at COM’s Academic Center. The class costs $111. To register follow the link.