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| 005 | 20251028093236.0 | ||
| 008 | 020220s2002 nyuaf b 001 0beng | ||
| 010 | _a 2002023882 | ||
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_aTL 540 .C9 _bS85 2002 |
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| 100 | 1 | _aShulman, Seth. | |
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_aUnlocking the sky : _bGlenn Hammond Curtiss and the race to invent the airplane / _cSeth Shulman. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bHarperCollins, Publishers, _cc2002. |
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_aviii, 258 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aPart 1. Rewriting aviation history : Intrigue at Hammondsport -- Wrights and wrongs -- America or bust -- Part 2. Reaching for the sky : Captains of the air -- Sky dancing -- Flight of the June Bug -- Sky king -- Part 3. Warped wings : Grounded -- Flight of a hero -- New beginnings -- Epilogue : All but the legacy. | |
| 520 | _aTells the story of Glenn Hammond Curtiss and his quest to construct a reliable and stable airplane, discussing his collaboration with engineers around the world, and the opposition he received from Orville and Wilbur Wright who sued in an attempt to keep Curtiss out of the market. | ||
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_aCurtiss, Glenn Hammond, _d1878-1930. |
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_aAirplanes _xHistory. |
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_aAir pilots _zUnited States _vBiography. |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc043/2002023882.html |
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