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Author:

Sandler, Martin W., author.

Title:

Race through the skies : the week the world learned to fly / Martin W. Sandler.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Children's Books,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

v, 185 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject:

Aeronautics--History--Juvenile literature.
Airplanes--History--Juvenile literature.
Wright, Orville,--1871-1948--Juvenile literature.
Wright, Wilbur,--1867-1912--Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics--History.
Airplanes--History.
Wright, Orville,--1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur,--1867-1912.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (page 179) and index.

Summary:

"In 1903, the Wright brothers made three brief flights, and no one was there to watch them. Six years later, Wilbur Wright traveled to Europe to evangelicize about aviation and raise money for patents--and the world got aviation fever. That summer, a group of champagne companies organized the first ever international air meet in Rheims, France. They knew they could throw a great party and sell a lot of champagne. They didn't know that this single week would change the course of aviation history. Through remarkable photographs, firsthand accounts, and lively narrative, Marty Sandler tells the story of how the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne marked the public introduction to flight."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1547603445
9781547603442

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1176281396

LCCN:

2019046005

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning) — J 629.1309 SAN

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

KLPC566 -- West Point Public Library (West Point)