An edition of Higher, steeper, faster (2017)

Higher, steeper, faster

the daredevils who conquered the skies

First edition.

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Higher, steeper, faster
Lawrence Goldstone
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
February 28, 2023 | History
Edit
An edition of Higher, steeper, faster (2017)

Higher, steeper, faster

the daredevils who conquered the skies

First edition.

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation.

Publish Date
Publisher
Little Brown & Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Pages
243

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Subjects
Aeronautics, Air pilots, Flight, Daredevils, Juvenile literature, History, Air pilots, juvenile literature, Flight, juvenile literature, Aeronautics, history, Aeronautics, juvenile literature

Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: Higher, steeper, faster
Higher, steeper, faster: the daredevils who conquered the skies
2017, Little Brown & Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
in English - First edition.
  • Not in Library
Libraries near you: WorldCat

Add another edition?

Book Details

Table of Contents

Introduction: The man who owned the sky
Birds and balloons
The first birdman
Parachutes and gasbags
Into the wind
The boy aeronaut
Wings
The bird of prey
Takeoff!
Silent success
Triumph
... and tragedy
Crossing the channel
Higher, steeper, faster
The week of miracles
A week of miracles in America
The stardust twins
American hero
The world comes to New York
A woman's place is in the air
Flying for the Navy
Pushing to the edge and beyond
Two great lights extinguished
Aircraft carrier
The boy aeronaut grows up
The falls
350,000 witnesses
From sea to shining sea
Peer pressure
Disaster
The master birdman is grounded
The last great trick
The master birdman returns
Around the world
Looping across America
Flying for the president
Monoplane
Epilogue: Turning the page.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.

456 Childrens Plus, Inc.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
629.130922
Library of Congress
TL547.G64 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
243 p.
Number of pages
243

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27232931M
ISBN 10
0316350230
ISBN 13
9780316350235

Source records

Promise Item
marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
Better World Books record
Promise Item

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
February 28, 2023 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
February 28, 2023 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
February 10, 2023 Edited by BWBImportBot Modified local IDs, source records
December 10, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
July 19, 2019 Created by MARC Bot Imported from marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record