A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905

A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0393322270
ISBN-13 : 9780393322279
Rating : 4/5 (279 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905 by : Tom D. Crouch

Download or read book A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905 written by Tom D. Crouch and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-02-17 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades before the Wright brothers took off, a community of engineers, scientists and dreamers had tried to fly. A Dream of Wings brings to life these characters and their contraptions.


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