| Description |
1 online resource (343 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-324) and index. |
| Summary |
In Reach for the Skies, Sir Richard Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1914, Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s, and Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships. The pioneers of flight made it possible for any of us with the desire and the commitment to reach for the skies ourselves. |
| Subject |
Aeronautics -- History -- Popular works.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Branson, Richard. Reach for the skies. 1st American ed. New York : Current, 2011 9781617230035 (DLC) 2010052340 (OCoLC)681488422 |
| ISBN |
9781101514214 (electronic bk.) |
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1101514213 (electronic bk.) |
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