Higher, steeper, faster
Subtitle: the daredevils who conquered the skies
By: Lawrence Goldstone
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Little Brown & Company; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780316350235
Subjects: Aeronautics; Air pilots; Flight; Daredevils; Juvenile literature; History
Description: The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction: The man who owned the sky; title: Birds and balloons; title: The first birdman; title: Parachutes and gasbags; title: Into the wind; title: The boy aeronaut; title: Wings; title: The bird of prey; title: Takeoff!; title: Silent success; title: Triumph; title: ... and tragedy; title: Crossing the channel; title: Higher, steeper, faster; title: The week of miracles; title: A week of miracles in America; title: The stardust twins; title: American hero; title: The world comes to New York; title: A woman's place is in the air; title: Flying for the Navy; title: Pushing to the edge and beyond; title: Two great lights extinguished; title: Aircraft carrier; title: The boy aeronaut grows up; title: The falls; title: 350,000 witnesses; title: From sea to shining sea; title: Peer pressure; title: Disaster; title: The master birdman is grounded; title: The last great trick; title: The master birdman returns; title: Around the world; title: Looping across America; title: Flying for the president; title: Monoplane; title: Epilogue: Turning the page.