Adult/High School--This is a richly illustrated, breezy history of aviation told through brief biographies of the most central people in the saga of flight. Readers learn about French, British, Dutch, German, Russian, and American figures. The book begins with the pioneers who illuminated the path for the Wright brothers, those "visionaries who dreamed their own dreams and created answers to the problems that had kept people earthbound." The "doers" include the practical men who took Orville and Wilbur Wright's invention and turned it into a weapon or a commercial enterprise. Willi Messerschmitt and Kelly Johnson are in this category. With its unique focus and accurate, understandable technical data, this volume is a great addition to YA collections.--Alan Gropman, National Defense University, Washington, DC
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Globe and Mail 12/13/2003
Celebrates the individuals who helped get aviation off the ground.
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