The Wright brothers / by David McCullough.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476728742
- ISBN: 1476728747
- Physical Description: 320 p., [48] leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2015]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Wright, Orville, 1871-1948. Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912. Aeronautics > United States > History > 20th century. Aeronautics > United States > Biography. |
Genre: | Biography. History. |
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