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043 _an-us---
050 0 0 _aTL 540 .C9
_bS85 2002
049 _aVF$A
100 1 _aShulman, Seth.
245 1 0 _aUnlocking the sky :
_bGlenn Hammond Curtiss and the race to invent the airplane /
_cSeth Shulman.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bHarperCollins, Publishers,
_cc2002.
300 _aviii, 258 p., [8] p. of plates :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
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.
600 1 0 _aCurtiss, Glenn Hammond,
_d1878-1930.
650 0 _aAirplanes
_xHistory.
650 0 _aAir pilots
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc043/2002023882.html
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