Flying cars : the true story / by Andrew Glass.
| Author/creator | Glass, Andrew, 1949- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boston : Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 118 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | First, the dream -- Gustave Whitehead's condor -- Trajan Vuia's aeroplane-automobile -- Glenn Curtiss's autoplane -- Felix Longobardi's combination vehicle -- Henry Ford's flying flivver -- Waldo Waterman's arrowbile -- Harold Pitcairn's autogyro -- Joseph Gwinn's aircar -- R. Buckminster Fuller's dymaxion omnidirectional human transport -- William Bushnell Stout's skycar -- Theodore P. hall's convaircar -- Robert fulton's airphibian -- Daniel zuck's plane-mobile -- Moulton b. taylor's aerocar -- Into the future. |
| Abstract | "Flying cars are real! This book for young readers combines history, biography, technology, and humor in a breezy survey of hybrid vehicles and the dream of flight that kept inventors at work despite many failures and the dictates of common sense"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local note | Little-472137--305131067320V |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index. |
| Audience | 1340 Lexile |
| LCCN | 2014027740 |
| ISBN | 9780618984824 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0618984828 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 629.04 G4632F | ✔ Available | Place Hold |