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Old, Wendie C.

The Wright Brothers: Inventors of the Airplane

128 pp. | Enslow | January, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-7660-1095-3 $$19.95
(3) YA Historical American Biographies series. These books present informative looks at eight American figures. For the most part, the authors dispell myths and discuss each subject's flaws as well as strengths--Billy the Kid and Mary Todd Lincoln are most successful at this, Custer is less well rounded. Black-and-white archival photos, illustrations, maps, and sidebars help to establish time and place. A chronology is included in each book. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

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