West Routt Library District

"David McCullough tells a dramatic story of the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.

On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the historic events at Kitty Hawk comes a splendidly illustrated account of the legendary 12-second flight that changed the world forever. 200+ photos & illustrations.

Chronicles the Wright brothers' quest to make a successful flying machine, tracing their lifelong interest in flight and describing their business ventures, the death of their mother, and other important parts of their lives.

Focuses on the childhood of the Wright Brothers and the inventiveness they displayed from their earliest days.

Describes how the Wright brothers developed the first airplane and places their achievement in the context of the aeronautic technology of the time.

A biography of the two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, who built and flew the first airplane.

A biography of the brothers responsible for developing the first airplane, featuring excerpts from their journal entries, letters and drawings.

"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has increased in severity and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if not my life." So wrote a quiet young Ohioan in 1900, one in an ancient line of men who had wanted to fly, men who wanted it passionately, fecklessly, hopelessly. But now, at the turn of the twentieth century, Wilbur Wright and a scattered handful of other adventurers...