Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies 9780345538048, 9780345538031, 2014001424

The Wright Brothers as Engineers : an Appraisal and Flying with the Wright Brothers, one Man's Experience

This is an account of the Wright brothers development of the first successful airplane and how they solved a series of d

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The Wright Brothers: A Biography Authorized by Orville Wright

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The Wright Brothers: A History From Beginning to End

Wilbur and Orville Wright have gone down in history as pioneers of flight and the inventors of the first airplane. This

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Hero of the Air : Glenn Curtiss and the Birth of Naval Aviation 9781612514116, 9781591148791

In this biography, William F. Trimble examines the pioneering work of Glenn Curtiss and his role in the origins of aviat

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Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting Into Space 9781101514214, 1101514213

One of the world's most famous business leaders (and a well-known avian fanatic) explores the pioneers of flight. B

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To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight 2002044778, 0684856883, 0743255364, 9781439135495

James Tobin, award-winning author of Ernie Pyle's War and The Man He Became, has penned the definitive account of t

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Battle of brothers william and Harry - the friendship and the feuds 9780008408527, 9780008408541, 0008408521

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The Wright Brothers 978-1-4767-2874-2, 1476728747, 978-1-4767-2876-6

Chronicles the story-behind-the-story about the Wright brothers, sharing insights into the disadvantages that challenged

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Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space 1498583113, 9781498583114

With a focus on China, the United States, and India, this book examines the economic ambitions of the second space race.

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Aerial Warfare: The Battle for the Skies 9780192550347, 2017953568, 9780198818137, 0192550349

Aerial warfare which has dominated western war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demis

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