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The Wright brothers / David McCullough.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: 320 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781476728742 (hardcover)
  • 1476728747 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • BIO WRI 23
LOC classification:
  • TL540. W7 M3825 2015
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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Biography-Adult/Teen MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult N- Biography (Adult/Teen) BIO WRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4006490

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index.

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.

"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.

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