Showing On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight by Fred E.C. Culick

HardCover. Pub Date: October 2001 Pages: 176 in Publisher: Hyperion On the eve of the hundredth anniversary of the historic events at Kitty Hawk comes a splendidly illustrated account of the legendary twelve-second flight that changed the world forever On December 17 . 1903. Orville and Wilbur Wright took to the air for less than a minute. accomplishing what mankind had only dreamed of for centuries. Now. almost one hundred years later. this definitive account offers a unique look at the Wright others' achievement. and at the many experiments that led up to their momentous ride. Revealing the others' youthful interest in technology and flight. the authors recount the trials and ...