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The Wright Brothers

Paperback • 2016 • English

The Wright Brothers

By David McCullough

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

The #1 New York Times bestseller from David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize--the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly--Wilbur and Orville Wright. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two brothers--bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio--changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe that the age of flight had begun, with the first powered machine carrying a pilot. Orville and ...Show more

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ISBN

9781476728759

Publisher

SIMON SCHUSTER

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

The Wright Brothers

Format

Paperback

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