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The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
by Tom D Crouch
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"Crouch (A Dream of Wings) interweaves family drama with the history of aviation in a riveting saga of ingenuity, competing claims, public adulation and technical innovation".--Publishers Weekly. Photographs.... (read more)

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First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Airplane
First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Airplane
by Peter Busby
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With an inspiring text, original paintings, period photographs, and detailed diagrams, First to Fly recreates the story of the Wright Brothers, from their earliest challenges to their final triumph.... (read more)

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The Wright Sister: Katharine Wright and Her Famous Brothers
The Wright Sister: Katharine Wright and Her Famous Brothers
by Maurer
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Published in time for the 100th anniversary of the first flight, here is the first complete biography of the Wright Brothers' sister. Beloved sibling, confidant, and caregiver, Katharine managed many of her brothers' affairs. Based on a thorough study of... (read more)

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Dawn Over Kitty Hawk
Dawn Over Kitty Hawk
by Walter J Boyne
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Walter J. Boyne, the world's foremost historian on aviation and the former director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, presents this fascinating, historically accurate, fictional account of all the cutthroat personalities who strived to be the... (read more)

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Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers
Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers
by Fred Howard
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Definitive, highly regarded study tells the full story of the brothers' lives and work — before, during and after the historic flight at Kitty Hawk: early experiments and glider flights on Indiana sand dunes, exhilarating days on North Carolina's... (read more)

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First Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane
First Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane
by T A Heppenheimer
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How did a couple of bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, accomplish what some of the greatest minds in the world had been trying and failing to achieve for an entire century? Dumb luck? Trial and error? Or were the Wright brothers superb engineers whose... (read more)

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The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright
The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright
by Noah Adams
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index.... (read more)

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On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight
On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight
by Fred Culick
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On the eve of the hundredth anniversary of the historic events at Kitty Hawk comes a splendidly illustrated account of the legendary twelve-second flight that changed the world forever. On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright took to the air for... (read more)

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Twelve Seconds to the Moon: A Story of the Wright Brothers
Twelve Seconds to the Moon: A Story of the Wright Brothers
by Catharine Fitzgerald and Rosamond Young
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Bibliography: p. [189]-190.... (read more)

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Wind & Sand: The Story of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
Wind & Sand: The Story of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
by Lynanne And Paula Degen. Wescott
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