First to Fly
Subtitle: North Carolina and the Beginnings of Aviation
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: December 2, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780807826768
Subjects: Aerospace & aviation technology; Aircraft: general interest; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; History of engineering & technology; North Carolina; Aircraft; Transportation; History: American; Aeronautics & Astronautics; Aviation - History; United States - State & Local - General; Technology / Aeronautics & Astronautics; airplanes; helicopters; dirigibles; seaplanes; antiaircraft guns; airplane exhibitions; barnstorming; World War I airmen; Belvin W. Maynard; Wright brothers; William W. Christmas; Outer Bankers; Aeronautics; History
First sentence: No grander quest has inspired mankind, no greater single achievement blessed its efforts, than the ability of humans to fly.