Conquering the sky the secret flight of the wright brothers
In seven crucial days of spring 1908, the Wright brothers prepared for what they thought would be a season of secret flights at Kitty Hawk, the culmination of five years spent perfecting their planes. However, they were soon discovered by a host of fast-paced reporters and photographers, forcing the...
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New York, NY
Palgrave Macmillan
2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. To Old Point Comfort
- 2. Return to the soaring place
- 3. Of swaggerers and scribes
- 4. Mixed messages from Manteo
- 7. The seventh day in May
- 8. Aftermath : the elusive Wrights
- 8. The brothers Wright on separate shores
- 9. The world aloft
- 10. The verdict on secretiveness