Birdmen : the Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies
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On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Compact discs.
Unabridged.
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container cover insert.
Performance by Jonathan Fried.
Explores the life-risking rivalry between the Wright Brothers and machinist Glenn Hammond Curtiss, assessing how their patent war shaped early aviation and ultimately cost one of the men his life.
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PUBLISHED
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 12 sound discs (14 hrs., 45 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781470397395
1470397390
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Fried, Jonathan, 1959-
Recorded Books, LLC.
SUBJECTS
Wright, Wilbur, -- 1867-1912.
Wright, Orville, -- 1871-1948.
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, -- 1878-1930.
Aeronautics -- United States -- History.