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Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies / Lawrence Goldstone.
"The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316350235
- ISBN: 0316350230
- Physical Description: 243 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, c2017.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The man who owned the sky -- Birds and balloons -- The first birdman -- Parachutes and gasbags -- Into the wind -- The boy aeronaut -- Wings -- The bird of prey -- Takeoff! -- Silent success -- Triumph -- ... and tragedy -- Crossing the channel -- Higher, steeper, faster -- The week of miracles -- A week of miracles in America -- The stardust twins -- American hero -- The world comes to New York -- A woman's place is in the air -- Flying for the Navy -- Pushing to the edge and beyond -- Two great lights extinguished -- Aircraft carrier -- The boy aeronaut grows up -- The falls -- 350,000 witnesses -- From sea to shining sea -- Peer pressure -- Disaster -- The master birdman is grounded -- The last great trick -- The master birdman returns -- Around the world -- Looping across America -- Flying for the president -- Monoplane -- Epilogue: Turning the page. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8 to 12. |
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| Subject: | Air pilots > History. Daredevils > History. Air pilots > Biography. Daredevils > Biography. Flight > History. Aeronautics > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | J 629.130922 Gold (Text) | 33126022361145 | JNonfiction | Available | - |