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A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905 - $8 (Wethersfield)
condition:
excellent
size / dimensions:
9.00" x 6.00" x 0.75" Approx.
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The story of a handful of talented American engineers and adventurers who labored to conquer gravity in a flying machine.
When Orville and Wilbur Wright soared over Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina's outer banks and solved the problem of aerial navigation, they wrote the last chapter in a long story. For decades prior, a small community of engineers, scientists, and dreamer men named Chanute and Langley and Herring had tried to make the ascent in every conceivable craft, from kites and gliders to an assortment of powered flying models. This fascinating assortment of characters and contraptions comes to life in Tom Crouch's classic A Dream of Wings. In the quest for flight, aeronautical societies were formed and broke apart, successes were celebrated, hopes rose and fell, and lessons were learned and built upon. The dreamers who blazed the path to a flying machine are bravely realized in these delightful pages. 55 b/w illustrations.
This book has been written on a few pages by our family member but is in almost new condition. This is a CASH Sale only, No Checks. Can provide more pictures upon request. We can meet at a local "safe place" so you to review the book and then decide if you would like it. Would consider shipping with buyer paying for the cost. Thank you for looking and considering this book on Craigslist.
Book Size: 9.00” x 6.00” x 0.75 approx. inches