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Author Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- author.

Title Birdmen [OverDrive/Libby electronic resource] the Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the battle to control the skies / Lawrence Goldstone.

Publication Info. New York : Random House Publishing Group, 2014.
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Note Electronic book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-404) and index.
Summary 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. New York Random House Publishing Group 2014 Available via World Wide Web.
Subject Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930.
Aeronautics -- United States -- History.
Genre Electronic books.
Added Author OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
ISBN 9780345538048 (electronic bk.)
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