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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
320 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright.
Author
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Pub. Date
1991
Edition
Syracuse University Press edition.
Physical Desc
x, 514 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Roseberry's book is more than just a biography, but is also a well-documented history of the development of aviation and the key figures associated with it during the first three crucial decades of this century.
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Dover ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 530 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This volume, considered by many to be the definitive study of the Wrights, tells the full story of the brothers' lives and works: from their early childhood and initial fascination with flight, through the years of experimentation with gliders on the sand dunes of Indiana, to the exhilarating days on the Outer Banks of North Carolina where they perfected the design for their initial flyer.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages ; ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers, high school dropouts from Dayton, Ohio, who started out repairing bicycles and went on to build and fly the first successful airplane.
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