Kitty Hawk and Beyond: The Wright Brothers and the Early Years of Aviation: A Photographic History [Paperback]

Ronald Geibert (Author), Patrick B. Nolan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

This handsomely illustrated book, published in celebration of the 100th anniversary of powered flight, tells the story of the brothers whose ingenuity and ambition left an indelible mark on aviation's history. Aided by over 100 rarely seen photographs from the Wright brothers' personal collection, Kitty Hawk and Beyond details not only the historic first flight of December 17, 1903 but also describes the founding of Wright Company; the Wrights' celebrated tour of Italy and Germany; Wilbur's untimely death in 1912; and Orville's decision to sell the Wright Company and abandon the production of airplanes altogether.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Fascinated with photography, the Wright brothers kept a meticulous record of their family and aviation experiments. This photodocumentary contains more than 100 photographs borrowed from the Wright State University archives. In essence it is a "family photo album" that spans the years from the print and bicycle shops in Dayton to the hills of Kitty Hawk and the business ventures that followed. The post-Kitty Hawk years are particularly revealing as they are often neglected in other sources. Overall the photos are very good, and as a photodocumentary with a lighter text the book is successful. For a more detailed account of the airplane, see Peter Jakab's Visions of a Flying Machine: The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention ( LJ 7/90), and for a thorough biography, see Tom D. Crouch's The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright ( LJ 5/15/89).
- William A. McIntyre, New Hampshire Technical Coll. L.R.C., Nashua
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Provides a photographic history of the Wright's career. (Metromagazine )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Roberts Rinehart (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570983909
• ISBN-13: 978-1570983900
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,160,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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