Could a Confederate Flying Machine Have Changed the Civil War?

If you are having trouble viewing this email, please visit this link. May 7 - May 13 Share this story: Confederate Flying Machine - NEW - THURSDAY at 8P In the early 1860s, A Mississippi doctor with a passion for birds and an obsession with the idea of manned flight makes a scale model of what he hopes will become the first heavier-than-air war-plane. Tethered to a locomotive, his model becomes airborne. But his requests for funding are rejected by the Confederacy and while he never raises more than a few hundred dollars before the war ends, it is impossible not to wonder - what if? WATCH A PREVIEW >>     Amish: Out of Order: 9-to-5 Amish - NEW - TUESDAY at 10P For the Amish, hard work and physical labor is not only a way of preserving their self-sufficient heritage, but has become an integral part of Amish identity. Watch a Preview >> Locked Up Abroad: Escape from Argentina - NEW - WEDNESDAY at 10P When Lucy Wright is caught smuggling drugs out of Argentina, she decides to make a daring escape that involves hopping buses, hitchhiking, and swimming an international border. Watch a Preview >> Goldfathers: Get Rich or Die Mining - NEW - FRIDAY at 10P In the short Alaskan gold mining season, three small companies are already threatened by fuel problems, equipment failures, and red tape. Watch a Preview >> Wicked Tuna: Mutiny at Sea - NEW - SUNDAY at 10P On the Tuna.com, Captain Dave struggles with Paul, his talented but temperamental first mate. On the Bounty Hunter, Captain Bill's best deckhand and first mate both have to return jobs on land. Watch a Preview >> Taboo: Body Extremes   On this full episode of Taboo, a therapist teaches drinking urine, a Papua New Guinea woman breast feeds a pig, and organ trade thrives in the Philippines. Watch Full Episode >> Fish Tank Kings - NEW - SATURDAY at 10P Custom aquarium specialists, Living Color, are challenged with their distinguished client's requests to create over the top, stunning and memorable aquatic exhibits. Watch a Preview >> Mon 5/7 Tue 5/8 Wed 5/9 Thu 5/10 Fri 5/11 Sat 5/12 Sun 5/13 8P et/pt Million Dollar Moon Rock Inside Polygamy: Life in Bountiful Outlaw Bikers: Hells Angels Confederate Flying Machine - NEW - Guerilla Gold Rush Shark Men: A Whale of a Tiger - NEW - Inside the Vietnam War 9P et/pt Wild Justice: Gator Invader - NEW - Amish: Out of Order: Culture Clash Locked Up Abroad: The Juggler Smuggler Extreme Civil War Reenactors - NEW - The 400 Million Dollar Emerald Wicked Tuna: Greed, Ego & Jealousy 10P et/pt Goldfathers: Race for Gold Amish: Out of Order: 9-to-5 Amish - NEW - Locked Up Abroad: Escape from Argentina - NEW - Lincoln's Secret Killer Goldfathers: Get Rich or Die Mining - NEW - Wicked Tuna: Man v. Storm Wicked Tuna: Mutiny at Sea - NEW - Unsubscribe  |  NGC Privacy Policy You received this editorial/commercial e-newsletter from National Geographic because the information for your account indicates that National Geographic may contact you via e-mail. To unsubscribe from this e-newsletter, please click on the unsubscribe link above or send your request to: National Geographic Attn: E-newsletter Program 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036