Conquering the sky : the secret flights of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk /
Tise, Larry E.
Conquering the sky : the secret flights of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk / Larry E. Tise. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - 256 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
To Old Point Comfort -- Return to the soaring place -- Of swaggerers and scribes -- Mixed messages from Manteo -- The seventh day in May -- Aftermath : the elusive Wrights -- The brothers Wright on separate shores -- The world aloft -- The verdict on secretiveness.
9780230614901 (hardcover) 0230614906 (hardcover)
2009007227
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Aeronautics--History--United States--20th century.
Aeronautics--United States--Biography.
Aeronautics--Flights--History--United States--20th century.
Wright Flyer (Airplane)--History.
Science news--History--United States--20th century.
Trade secrets--History--United States--20th century.
Kitty Hawk (N.C.)--History.
TL540.W7 / T569 2009
629.130092/273 B
Conquering the sky : the secret flights of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk / Larry E. Tise. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - 256 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
To Old Point Comfort -- Return to the soaring place -- Of swaggerers and scribes -- Mixed messages from Manteo -- The seventh day in May -- Aftermath : the elusive Wrights -- The brothers Wright on separate shores -- The world aloft -- The verdict on secretiveness.
9780230614901 (hardcover) 0230614906 (hardcover)
2009007227
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Aeronautics--History--United States--20th century.
Aeronautics--United States--Biography.
Aeronautics--Flights--History--United States--20th century.
Wright Flyer (Airplane)--History.
Science news--History--United States--20th century.
Trade secrets--History--United States--20th century.
Kitty Hawk (N.C.)--History.
TL540.W7 / T569 2009
629.130092/273 B