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Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfictionMcCullough, David G.
Summary: "As he did so brilliantly in THE GREAT BRIDGE and THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS, David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US McCulloughTise, Larry E.
Summary: Despite their great achievements following their first powered flights in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright still enjoyed virtual anonymity until 1908. In seven crucial days in May of that year, however, the eyes of the world were suddenly cast upon them as they sought lucrative government contracts for their flying technology and then had to prove the capabilities of their machines.In these...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 TISMcCullough, David G.
Summary: On December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright's Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. The Age of Flight had begun. How did they do it? And why? David McCullough tells the extraordinary and truly American story of the two brothers who changed the world.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD B WRIGHTMcCullough, David G.
Summary: "As he did so brilliantly in THE GREAT BRIDGE and THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS, David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015