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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Branson, Richard.     Subjects     Aeronautics -- History -- Popular works.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Branson, Richard.       by title:      Reach for the skies ...         MARC Display

Reach for the skies : ballooning, birdmen, and blasting into space / Richard Branson. by Branson, Richard. New York : Current, 2011. Subjects Aeronautics -- History -- Popular works. Electronic Resource ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers_and_Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9781617230035.jpg ISBN:  9781617230035 (hardback) : 1617230030 (hardback) Description:  343 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Edition:  1st American ed. Requests:  0 Summary:  In Reach for the Skies, Sir Richard Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1914, Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s, and Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships. The pioneers of flight made it possible for any of us with the desire and the commitment to reach for the skies ourselves.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 629.1 Br Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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