The Wright brothers / David McCullough.
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TextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: 320 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN: 1476728747 (hardcover); 9781476728742 (hardcover)Subject(s): Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 | Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 | Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography | Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryOther classification: TL540 MCC Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Sample text | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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American Shelf Collection
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Universiti Teknologi Brunei Library | TL540 MCC c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Reg. no. 0012409(H)_UTB | 828103 |
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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