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To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight Paperback - 2004
by James Tobin
Lauded as "a magnificent book about magnificent men" by "BookPage," this definitive work on the Wright brothers and their quest for flight also delves into their competitors, technological obstacles and personal challenges.
First line
RALPH WALDO EMERSON once remarked that in all nature, birds were the "reality most like to dreams."
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- Title To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
- Author James Tobin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Free Press, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2004-05-03
- ISBN 9780743255363 / 0743255364
- Weight 1.29 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 8.81 x 5.24 x 1.15 in (22.38 x 13.31 x 2.92 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002044778
- Dewey Decimal Code 629.130
Media reviews
The Seattle Times
Fabulous...fascinating...A tale about the triumph of sweat and labor over might and money. It's hard to think of a better book to bring next time one climbs aboard an airplane.
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