Title: Unlocking the Sky - Glenn Curtiss and the race to invent the airplane
Publisher: Stated first edition, published by HarperCollins, N.Y., 2002.
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0060196335
ISBN 13: 9780060196332
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Traces the contributions of inventor and entrepreneur Glenn Curtiss to the development of airplane and flight innovations, describing how monopolistic tendencies of the time challenged his record-breaking designs.

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"[A] compelling revision of aviation history." -- Houston Chronicle

"Shulman has written a captivating story . of aviation's earliest days." -- St. Paul Star-Tribune

"Shulman tells a fascinating, fast-paced story and does an admirable job of balancing the historical scales. "--American History

"Shulman has written a captivating story ... of aviation's earliest days."--St. Paul Star-Tribune

"An enlightening exploration of the dissonance of history and mythology."--New York Times Book Review

"Great storytelling and a knack for rekindling all-but-forgotten historic scenes."--Boston Globe

"[A] compelling revision of aviation history."--Houston Chronicle

[A] compelling revision of aviation history. --Houston Chronicle"

Shulman tells a fascinating, fast-paced story and does an admirable job of balancing the historical scales. --American History"

Great storytelling and a knack for rekindling all-but-forgotten historic scenes. --Boston Globe"

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