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245 10 a| Unlocking the sky :b| Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the race to invent the airplane /c| Seth Shulman.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| viii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index.;

505 0 a| Part 1. Rewriting aviation history : Intrigue at Hammondsport -- Wrights and wrongs -- America or bust -- Part 2. Reaching for the sky : Captains of the air -- Sky dancing -- Flight of the June Bug -- Sky king -- Part 3. Warped wings : Grounded -- Flight of a hero -- New beginnings -- Epilogue : All but the legacy.;

520 a| Tells the story of Glenn Hammond Curtiss and his quest to construct a reliable and stable airplane, discussing his collaboration with engineers around the world, and the opposition he received from Orville and Wilbur Wright who sued in an attempt to keep Curtiss out of the market.;

600 10 a| Curtiss, Glenn Hammond,d| 1878-1930.=| ^A66514;

650 0 a| Airplanesx| History.=| ^A989802;

650 0 a| Air pilotsz| United Statesv| Biography.=| ^A564823;

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Unlocking the sky : Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the race to invent the airplane / Seth Shulman.

Author/creator	Shulman, Seth
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : HarperCollins, Publishers, ©2002.
Description	viii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930. Airplanes--History. Air pilots--United States. --Biography.

Contents	Part 1. Rewriting aviation history : Intrigue at Hammondsport -- Wrights and wrongs -- America or bust -- Part 2. Reaching for the sky : Captains of the air -- Sky dancing -- Flight of the June Bug -- Sky king -- Part 3. Warped wings : Grounded -- Flight of a hero -- New beginnings -- Epilogue : All but the legacy.
Abstract	Tells the story of Glenn Hammond Curtiss and his quest to construct a reliable and stable airplane, discussing his collaboration with engineers around the world, and the opposition he received from Orville and Wilbur Wright who sued in an attempt to keep Curtiss out of the market.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index.
LCCN	2002023882
ISBN	0060196335 (acid-free paper)
ISBN	9780060196332 (acid-free paper)

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