Reach for the skies
Subtitle: ballooning, birdmen, and blasting into space
By: Richard Branson
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Current
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9781617230035
Subjects: Aeronautics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History; Popular works; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History; History
Description: In Reach for the Skies, Sir Richard Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1914, Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s, and Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships. The pioneers of flight made it possible for any of us with the desire and the commitment to reach for the skies ourselves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-324) and index.
Table of contents: title: The rising; title: Up and away; title: "To infinity and beyond!"; title: Epilogue: joyriding.