Higher, Steeper, Faster
The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: The man who owned the sky -- Birds and balloons -- The first birdman -- Parachutes and gasbags -- Into the wind -- The boy aeronaut -- Wings -- The bird of prey -- Takeoff! -- Silent success -- Triumph -- ... and tragedy -- Crossing the channel -- Higher, steeper, faster -- The week of miracles -- A week of miracles in America -- The stardust twins -- American hero -- The world comes to New York -- A woman's place is in the air -- Flying for the Navy -- Pushing to the edge and beyond -- Two great lights extinguished -- Aircraft carrier -- The boy aeronaut grows up -- The falls -- 350,000 witnesses -- From sea to shining sea -- Peer pressure -- Disaster -- The master birdman is grounded -- The last great trick -- The master birdman returns -- Around the world -- Looping across America -- Flying for the president -- Monoplane -- Epilogue: Turning the page -- Time line -- Glossary.
Subjects:
Air pilots -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Daredevils -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Daredevils -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Flight -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Daredevils -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Daredevils -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Flight -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 8 to 12.
ISBN:
9780316350235 (hardcover)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.