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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.
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Higher, steeper, faster: the daredevils who conquered the skies
2017, Little Brown & Company, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
in English
- First edition.
0316350230 9780316350235
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.
456 Childrens Plus, Inc.
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