The giant airship, Hindenburg, was cruising along the East Coast of the United States on May 6, 1937. Werner Franz was the cabin boy on board making his first trip to the United States. Suddenly, as the ship came in to land at Lakehurst, NJ, something terrible happened and the great airship was destroyed. Many people know the general story of the Hindenburg, but they may not know that 62 people survived the disaster, including Werner. This picture book account is written by Larry Verstraete, with oil painting illustrations by Minnesotan David Geister; and it could be a classroom resource for upper elementary or middle school social studies classes.
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