description: Sometimes it is all too easy to see a senior citizen and fail to consider the life they have led. But for those born in the early twentieth century, the lives were nothing short of extraordinary, if only because each one of them experienced advances and changes that altered the face of the planet forever. There may never be another generation who will experience change and development on the scale of the twentieth century and when that is remembered, and those who lived it tell their stories, it is riveting. Lt. Col. Richard M. Ransom is one such man, and he shares his tale in his autobiography, "By Land, Sea, and Adventures In and Out of the Air Force." Born in 1916, he has experienced more in one lifetime than many could hope to do in several. He survived the Great Depression and World War II. He witnessed such historical events as the Cuban missile crisis and the moon landing. He was raised on a farm with no electricity or running water, yet lives now in a world supported by computer technology. He worked on the open seas and as a fire-spotter in the California forests before beginning a career in the military. His has been a multi-faceted life full of challenges and successes, joys and sorrows, all played out against a backdrop of a world stage changing in epic proportions. A tale from a member of the greatest generation, "By Land, Sea, and Air" is a story of one man and one nation moving together toward maturity.
language: English
title: By Land, Sea and Air: Adventures In and Out of the Air Force
titlecomplete: By Land, Sea and Air: Adventures In and Out of the Air Force
publisher: Ivy House Pub Group