Books related to Orville Wright
  • Orville Wright: The Flyer (Heroes of History) by Janet Benge
    Description : At last Orville was free, soaring above the sand dunes, wind in his face. Lying in the glider's wing, he moved his hips in the control cradle and the craft began to turn as planned. But then something went wrong. The glider wanted to go into a spin, and as Orville struggled with the controls, it cam...more..
    Amazon Price : $8.99
  • Wilbur and Orville Wright: Young Fliers (Childhood of Famous Americans Series) by Augusta Stevenson
    Description : Presents the boyhood of the brothers who flew the first airplane in 1903....more..
    Amazon Price : $5.99
  • The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright by Tom D. Crouch
    Description : The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the...more..
    Amazon Price : $21.95
  • Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers (Dover Transportation) by Fred Howard
    Description : Definitive, highly regarded study tells the full story of the brothers' lives and work — before, during and after the historic flight at Kitty Hawk: early experiments and glider flights on Indiana sand dunes, exhilarating days on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the bitter patent fight that foll...more..
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  • Miracle At Kitty Hawk: The Letters Of Wilbur and Orville Wright by Wilbur Wright
    Description : With little formal education and even fewer business skills, Wilbur and Orville Wright solved the scientific mystery that defeated the greatest minds of their day. This collection of six hundred letters between the two brothers traces the genesis of their flying machine, from their initial frus...more..
    Amazon Price : $19.95
  • Touching the Sky: The Flying Adventures of Wilbur and Orville Wright by Louise Borden
    Description : On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers took their historic first flight, and by 1909 the brothers were full-fledged celebrities. In September of that year, Wilbur and Orville finally showed the world, firsthand, just what they had achieved. In the United States, Wilbur delighted the crowd wit...more..
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  • The Flight of Orville Wright Caterpillar by Donna Perugini
    Description : Orville Wright Caterpillar has a dream in his heart....he wants to fly. As a matter of fact, he comes to believe that he CAN fly with the help of a little girl who tells him how to start his journey. Orville then surrounds himself with flying gear, books on flying and even dreams about flying. Even ...more..
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  • The Papers of Wilbur & Orville Wright, Including the Chanute-Wright Papers by Marvin McFarland
    Description : For a limited time! This special commemorative original edition reprint collector set of rare volumes celebrates a century of flight. Don't miss this opportunity! A chronologically organized look at aviation pioneers' Wilbur and Orville Wright's plans, progress, achievements, and setbacks, docume...more..
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  • Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright by Mary Collins
    Description : They were unconventional geniuses who loved solving mechanical problems but never graduated from high school—two brothers with brilliant minds, the ability to build what they envisioned, and the determination to tinker and test until they got something right. Packed with intriguing photos of Wi...more..
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  • Wilbur & Orville Wright: Taking Flight (Trailblazer Biographies) by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
    Description : A biography of the brothers who, in 1903, made the first powered, controlled flight in an airplane....more..
    Amazon Price : $31.93