First to fly :
Tobin, James, 1956-
First to fly : the unlikely triumph of Wilbur and Orville Wright / James Tobin. - London : John Murray, 2003. - vii, 430 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine derived contents note: Prologue Decoration Day, 1899 1 -- Chapter One "The Edge of Wonder" 7 -- Chapter Two "A Slight Possibility" 36 -- Chapter Three "Some Practical Experiments" 57 -- Chapter Four "Truth and Error Intimately Mixed" 88 -- Chapter Five "The Possibility of Exactness" 115 -- Chapter Six "A Thousand Glides" 132 -- Chapter Seven "Our Turn to Throw" i69 -- Interlude 193 -- Chapter Eight "What Hath God Wrought?" 204 -- Chapter Nine "The Clean Air of the Heavens" 221 -- Chapter Ten "A Flying Machine at Anchor" 246 -- Chapter Eleven "A World of Trouble" 274 -- Chapter Twelve "The Light on Glory's Plume" 300 -- Chapter Thirteen "The Greatest Courage and Achievements" 327 -- Epilogue 358 -- Acknowledgments 367 -- Notes 371 -- A Note on Sources 409 -- Index 415.
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Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Aeronautics--History--United States--20th century.
Flight--History--20th century.
Aeronautics--History.
Aeronautics--United States--Biography.
TL540.W7 / T65 2003
629.13/0092/273
First to fly : the unlikely triumph of Wilbur and Orville Wright / James Tobin. - London : John Murray, 2003. - vii, 430 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine derived contents note: Prologue Decoration Day, 1899 1 -- Chapter One "The Edge of Wonder" 7 -- Chapter Two "A Slight Possibility" 36 -- Chapter Three "Some Practical Experiments" 57 -- Chapter Four "Truth and Error Intimately Mixed" 88 -- Chapter Five "The Possibility of Exactness" 115 -- Chapter Six "A Thousand Glides" 132 -- Chapter Seven "Our Turn to Throw" i69 -- Interlude 193 -- Chapter Eight "What Hath God Wrought?" 204 -- Chapter Nine "The Clean Air of the Heavens" 221 -- Chapter Ten "A Flying Machine at Anchor" 246 -- Chapter Eleven "A World of Trouble" 274 -- Chapter Twelve "The Light on Glory's Plume" 300 -- Chapter Thirteen "The Greatest Courage and Achievements" 327 -- Epilogue 358 -- Acknowledgments 367 -- Notes 371 -- A Note on Sources 409 -- Index 415.
0719557275
2003464806
GBA3-Y7468
0719557275 Uk
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Aeronautics--History--United States--20th century.
Flight--History--20th century.
Aeronautics--History.
Aeronautics--United States--Biography.
TL540.W7 / T65 2003
629.13/0092/273