The Wright brothers
by OverDrive, Inc, Helfand, Lewis, Banerjee, Sankha
fromCampfire heroes
by OverDrive, Inc, Helfand, Lewis, Banerjee, Sankha
fromCampfire heroes
A graphic novel biography of the lives and careers of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Dayton, Ohio, brothers credited with the creation of mechanical flight.
In graphic novel format recounts the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright, and describes how their interest in doing things for themselves and their persistence led them to build the first working airplane when better-educated and financed men had failed --
In graphic novel format recounts the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright, and describes how their interest in doing things for themselves and their persistence led them to build the first working airplane when better-educated and financed men had failed. In graphic novel format …
In First in Flight, author Stephen Kirk describes in marvelous detail the undeniable influence that the landscape and people of the Outer Banks had on the Wright Brothers' quest for flight and, in turn, the lasting effect that the Wright brothers' success had on this once-desola…
Describes in marvelous detail the undeniable influence that the landscape and people of the Outer Banks had on the Wright brothers' quest for flight and, in turn, the lasting effect that their success had on this once-desolate region.
In documenting his wide-ranging career in science and technology, Dr. McLucas offers new information and insights on the history of key private-sector and government agencies during the Cold War era -- most prominently, the US Air Force. After naval service in World War II, he b…