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Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies

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Availability:In StockContributor:Lawrence GoldstonePublish date:2015-04-21Pages:448
Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780345538055ISBN-10:345538056UPC:9780345538055Book Category:Transportation, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Aviation, United States, Science & TechnologyBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:7.90 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCJ5N87GRE

Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies

From acclaimed historian Lawrence Goldstone comes a thrilling narrative of courage, determination, and competition: the story of the intense rivalry that fueled the rise of American aviation.

The feud between this nation's great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, was a collision of unyielding and profoundly American personalities. On one side, a pair of tenacious siblings who...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Random House Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780345538055ISBN-10:345538056UPC:9780345538055Book Category:Transportation, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Aviation, United States, Science & TechnologyBook Topic:History, 20th CenturySize:7.90 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCJ5N87GRE
Lawrence Goldstone is the author or co-author of fourteen books of fiction and nonfiction, most recently Lefty: An American Odyssey. One of his novels won a New American Writing Award, another was a New York Times notable mystery. His work has been profiled in The New York Times, the Toronto Star, Salon, and Slate, among others. He lives on Long Island with his wife and daughter.
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

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