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Glenn Curtiss
Language: en
Pages: 582
Authors: C. R. Roseberry
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-09-01 - Publisher: Syracuse University Press

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Glenn Curtiss (1878–1930) was a self-taught aeronautical engineer, a self-­made industrialist, and one of the first airplane pilots, the model for “Tom Swi
Glenn Curtiss
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Alden Hatch
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-11-01 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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A classic biography returns to print after 60 years! Although the Wright Brothers are remembered for performing the first human flight, Glenn Curtiss stands as
Birdmen
Language: en
Pages: 448
Authors: Lawrence Goldstone
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-06 - Publisher: Ballantine Books

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From acclaimed historian Lawrence Goldstone comes a thrilling narrative of courage, determination, and competition: the story of the intense rivalry that fueled
Hero of the Air
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: William F Trimble
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-15 - Publisher: Naval Institute Press

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This book focuses on the role of Glenn H. Curtiss in the origins of aviation in the United States Navy. A self-taught mechanic and inventor, Curtiss was a key f
Unlocking The Sky
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Seth Shulman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-13 - Publisher: Harper Collins

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Unlocking the Sky tells the extraordinary tale of the race to design, refine, and manufacture a manned flying machine, a race that took place in the air, on the