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Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- author.
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Air pilots -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Daredevils -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Daredevils -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Flight -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies / Lawrence Goldstone.
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Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- author.
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Subjects
Air pilots -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Daredevils -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Daredevils -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Flight -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780316350235 (hardcover)
0316350230 (hardcover)
Description:
243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Introduction: The man who owned the sky -- Birds and balloons -- The first birdman -- Parachutes and gasbags -- Into the wind -- The boy aeronaut -- Wings -- The bird of prey -- Takeoff! -- Silent success -- Triumph -- ... and tragedy -- Crossing the channel -- Higher, steeper, faster -- The week of miracles -- A week of miracles in America -- The stardust twins -- American hero -- The world comes to New York -- A woman's place is in the air -- Flying for the Navy -- Pushing to the edge and beyond -- Two great lights extinguished -- Aircraft carrier -- The boy aeronaut grows up -- The falls -- 350,000 witnesses -- From sea to shining sea -- Peer pressure -- Disaster -- The master birdman is grounded -- The last great trick -- The master birdman returns -- Around the world -- Looping across America -- Flying for the president -- Monoplane -- Epilogue: Turning the page.
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Summary:
"The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation."--Provided by publisher.
Audience:
Ages 8 to 12.
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Aina Haina Public Library
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