The Wright Brothers: The Remarkable Story of the Aviation Pioneers Who Changed the World | 
 enlarge | Author: Ian Mackersey
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 220822
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 2
ISBN: 0316861448
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780316861441
ASIN: 0316861448
Publication Date: October 1, 2003
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Product Description
The conquest of the air at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, was one of the supreme achievements of the 20th century. On that day, two unknown bicycle mechanics, Wilbur and Orville Wright, launched the first successful powered airplane. They changed the world forever. In The Wright Brothers, Ian Mackersey gives us an intriguing new biography of these eccentric figures, whose genius unlocked the secrets of mechanical flight to realize one of man's oldest dreams.
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Great Book July 22, 2006
This is a great book on the Wright Brothers. It is very detailed and well written. It takes you from their births to deaths and even discusses their father and siblings. If you want a comprehensive book on the birth of flight, this is it. It is a long book, 500+ pages but reads fast like a novel. The only negatives are, it needs more pictures and the writter is from New Zealand (which means he uses some funny words). This is a GREAT BOOK.
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