| Description |
320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Source |
NBK 4/15 PPL |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Beginnings -- 2. The dream takes hold -- 3. Where the winds blow -- 4. Unyielding resolve -- 5. December 17, 1903 -- 6. Out at Huffman prairie -- 7. A capital exhibit A -- 8. Triumph at Le Mans -- 9. The crash -- 10. A time like no other -- 11. Causes for celebration -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"As he did so brilliantly in THE GREAT BRIDGE and THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS, 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"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
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Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
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Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781476728742 |
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1476728747 |
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