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Busby, Peter

First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Airplane

32 pp. | Crown | March, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-375-81287-3 $$19.95 | Library ISBN 0-375-91287-8 $$21.99
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by David Craig. This oversize volume recounts the Wright brothers' early interest in flying machines, their first flights at Kitty Hawk, and the international fame that followed. Illustrated with handsome color paintings, photographs, and reproductions, the book also includes a few diagrams that clarify the scientific principles of flight. Timeline. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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