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Author Branson, Richard.

Title Reach for the skies : ballooning, birdmen, and blasting into space / Richard Branson.

Imprint New York : Current, 2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  629.1 B735r 2011    ---  Available
Edition 1st American ed.
Description 343 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-324) and index.
Summary In Reach for the Skies, Sir Richard Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1914, Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s, and Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships. The pioneers of flight made it possible for any of us with the desire and the commitment to reach for the skies ourselves.
Subject Aeronautics -- History -- Popular works.
ISBN 9781617230035 (hardback)
1617230030 (hardback)

 
    
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