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Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers
Written by Fred Howard
Narrated by Larry McKeever
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The Wrights' longest flight in 1903 covered 852 feet and lasted 59 seconds. In 1905, Wilbur flew 24 miles in 38 minutes and the issue was no longer how to fly but how to cash in. Their effort to exploit their invention is a suspense story of the best kind; their voyage into flight and into American history is a gripping tale from takeoff to landing.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I had the chicken pox in 1988 when Dick Estelle read this book on Radio Reader. Isn't it funny how the mind works? I remember this book clearly 23 years later! Anyway, Wilbur and Orville is a *fabulous* book about the brothers who invented the first successful airplane. There is also information here about the other people racing to get a plane in the air at the same time. A good read.