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|aMcCullough, David G.
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|aThe Wright brothers |cDavid McCullough.
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|a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
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|aNew York |bSimon & Schuster|cc2015.
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|a320 p., [48] p. of plates |bill., maps, ports. |c25 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-308) and index.
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|a1. 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.
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|a"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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|aWright, Orville|d1871-1948.
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|aWright, Wilbur|d1867-1912.
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|aAeronautics|zUnited States|xHistory|y20th century.
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