Picture History of Early Aviation, 1903-1913

by Joshua Stoff

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

629.13

Genres

Publication

Dover Publications (1996), Edition: 1st, 128 pages

Description

Excellent pictorial history lavishly chronicles exciting saga of first fliers and their machines. Carefully researched text and over 250 photographs introduce such early pioneers of flight as Otto Lilienthal, Samuel Langley, Octave Chanute, Louis Bleriot, the Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and many others.

Subjects

Aeronautics History
Aeronautics History Sources
Aeronautics Pictorial works
Airplanes Pictorial works

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

128 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

0486288366 / 9780486288369

UPC

800759288366

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