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To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
 
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To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight (Hardcover)

by James Tobin (Author)
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David M. Kennedy

Author of "Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945," winner of the Pulitzer Prize

James Tobin explains with meticulous clarity the mysteries of nature and the challenges of technology that vexed the Wright brothers' pursuit of machine-powered flight. He also tells the riveting tale of their fevered rivalry with the imperious head of the Smithsonian Institution, Samuel Pierpont Langley, with fabled inventor Alexander Graham Bell, and with the brash daredevil Glenn Curtiss. How two homespun Midwestern tinkerers prevailed against such formidable competitors in the race to achieve the miracle of flight is a tale as thrilling as it is inspirational. An utterly engrossing read.



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A history of the first-flight race documents the efforts of such Wright brothers' competitors as the Smithsonian's Samuel Pierpont Langley, Glenn Curtiss, and Alexander Graham Bell.

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