Conquering the sky : the secret flights of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk / Larry E. Tise.
Publication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 256 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780230614901 (hardcover)
- 0230614906 (hardcover)
- Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
- Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
- Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography
- Aeronautics -- United States -- Flights -- History -- 20th century
- Wright Flyer (Airplane) -- History
- Science news -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Trade secrets -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Kitty Hawk (N.C.) -- History
- 629.130092/273 B 22
- TL540.W7 T569 2009
Contents:
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.
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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.
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