The Wright brothers / David McCullough.
Material type: TextEdition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: 320 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781476728742 (hardcover)
- 1476728747 (hardcover)
- BIO WRI 23
- TL540. W7 M3825 2015
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.
17+
There are no comments on this title.