Wright brothers, wrong story: how Wilbur Wright solved the problem of manned flight

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Hazelgrove, William Elliott, 1959-
Publisher:
Prometheus Books
Publication Date:
2018
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English
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"This book is the first deconstruction of the Wright Brothers' myth. They were not -- as we have all come to believe--two halves of the same apple. Each had a distinctive role in creating the first 'flying machine'."--Provided by publisher.

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Aeronautics
Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography
Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Haskell, Katharine Wright
Haskell, Katharine Wright, -- 1874-1929
History
Inventors
Inventors -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Wright, Orville
Wright, Orville, -- 1871-1948
Wright, Wilbur
Wright, Wilbur, -- 1867-1912

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