Race to the sky: the Wright brothers versus the United States government
"Everyone knows that the Wright brothers were the first to fly, but few know of their David and Goliath struggle with their own Federal Government. President McKinley's administration allotted unprecedented funds and attracted such talent as Alexander graham Bell and Samuel Pierpont Langle...
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Jefferson, N.C. [u.a.]
McFarland & Company
2003
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| Summary: | "Everyone knows that the Wright brothers were the first to fly, but few know of their David and Goliath struggle with their own Federal Government. President McKinley's administration allotted unprecedented funds and attracted such talent as Alexander graham Bell and Samuel Pierpont Langley, possessed to ensure that the first flyers would be American. The Wright brothers refused government support, fearing strings attached, and resolved to go it alone." "This book tracks the struggle between the Wright brothers and the Federal Government, and the raw ambition, high ideals, greed, and cloak and dagger tactics of each side. Years and years of effort came to a head in eight tense days in December of 1903 when the battle - and the fame and fortune that would follow - was decided."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | IX, 222 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0786415940 |
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| adam_text | RACE TO THE SKY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS VERSUS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
STEPHEN B. GODDARD MCFARLAND &. COMPANY, INC., PUBLISHERS JEFFEISON,
NOZTH CAROLINA, AND LONDON TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII PREFACE
1 1 * THE BATTLE IS JOINED 3 2 * THE PRIMAL URGE 14 3 * NOT SO FUNNY
ANYMORE 23 4 * A CRITICAL MASS 35 5 * A NATIONAL MISSION 44 6 * THE
CHANUTE FACTOR 52 7 - THE WRIGHT STUFF 61 8 * NO SIMPLE MATTER 76 9 *
THE CLOCK TICKS ON 89 10 * A NEW LEASE ON LIFE 99 11 * THE INVITATION
110 12 * DOWN TO THE WIRE 122 13 * GRUDGING ACCEPTANCE 145 14 * AIRCRAFT
FOR SALE 159 15 * THEIR JUST DESERTS 167 EPILOGUE 177 NOTES 203
BIBLIOGRAPHY 213 INDEX 217 IX
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