A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905 Contributor(s): Crouch, Tom D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393322270 ISBN-13: 9780393322279 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2002 Annotation: When Orville and Wilbur Wright soared over Kill Devil Hills and solved the problem of aerial navigation, they wrote the last chapter in a long story. This fascinating assortment of characters comes to life in "A Dream of Wings, " which explores the dreamers who blazed the path to a flying machine. 55 illustrations. |
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BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics - History |
Dewey: 629.130 |
LCCN: 88026512 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.90 lbs) 350 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: When Orville and Wilbur Wright soared over Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina's outer banks and solved the problem of aerial navigation, they wrote the last chapter in a long story. For decades prior, a small community of engineers, scientists, and dreamers--men named Chanute and Langley and Herring--had tried to make the ascent in every conceivable craft, from kites and gliders to an assortment of powered flying models. These imaginative people and their wonderful contraptions are brought to life in Tom Crouch's classic A Dream of Wings. In the quest for flight, aeronautical societies were formed and broke apart, successes were celebrated, hopes rose and fell, and lessons were learned and built upon. The dreamers who blazed the path to a flying machine are bravely realized in these delightful pages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crouch, Tom D.: - Tom D. Crouch, author of The Bishop's Boys and A Dream of Wings, is senior curator of the aeronautics division at the National Air & Space Museum. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia. |
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