Wright Brothers, Wrong Story

Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
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Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9781633884588
ISBN-13 : 1633884589
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Book Synopsis Wright Brothers, Wrong Story by : William Elliott Hazelgrove

Download or read book Wright Brothers, Wrong Story written by William Elliott Hazelgrove and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did two high-school dropouts figure out the secret of manned flight? Hazelgrove reveals the differences in Orville and Wilbur Wright's personalities and abilities. He examines how the Wright brothers myth was born when Wilbur Wright died early and left his brother to write their history with personal friend John Kelly. Though Orville's role was important, he generally followed his brother's lead and assisted with the mechanical details to make Wilbur's vision a reality. Hazelgrove shows that, at Kitty Hawk, Wilbur cracked the secret of aerodynamics and achieved liftoff on December 17, 1903. -- adapted from jacket.


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