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245 10 a| Higher, steeper, faster :b| the daredevils who conquered the skies /c| Lawrence Goldstone.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Little, Brown and Company,c| 2017.;

300 a| 243 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: The man who owned the sky -- Birds and balloons -- The first birdman -- Parachutes and gasbags -- Into the wind -- The boy aeronaut -- Wings -- The bird of prey -- Takeoff! -- Silent success -- Triumph -- ... and tragedy -- Crossing the channel -- Higher, steeper, faster -- The week of miracles -- A week of miracles in America -- The stardust twins -- American hero -- The world comes to New York -- A woman's place is in the air -- Flying for the Navy -- Pushing to the edge and beyond -- Two great lights extinguished -- Aircraft carrier -- The boy aeronaut grows up -- The falls -- 350,000 witnesses -- From sea to shining sea -- Peer pressure -- Disaster -- The master birdman is grounded -- The last great trick -- The master birdman returns -- Around the world -- Looping across America -- Flying for the president -- Monoplane -- Epilogue: Turning the page.;

520 2 a| "The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation"--Provided by publisher.;

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Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies / Lawrence Goldstone.

Author/creator	Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Copyright Date	©2017
Description	243 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Air pilots--History. --Juvenile literature. Daredevils--History. --Juvenile literature. Air pilots--Biography. --Juvenile literature. Daredevils--Biography. --Juvenile literature. Flight--History. --Juvenile literature. Aeronautics--History. --Juvenile literature.

Contents	Introduction: The man who owned the sky -- Birds and balloons -- The first birdman -- Parachutes and gasbags -- Into the wind -- The boy aeronaut -- Wings -- The bird of prey -- Takeoff! -- Silent success -- Triumph -- ... and tragedy -- Crossing the channel -- Higher, steeper, faster -- The week of miracles -- A week of miracles in America -- The stardust twins -- American hero -- The world comes to New York -- A woman's place is in the air -- Flying for the Navy -- Pushing to the edge and beyond -- Two great lights extinguished -- Aircraft carrier -- The boy aeronaut grows up -- The falls -- 350,000 witnesses -- From sea to shining sea -- Peer pressure -- Disaster -- The master birdman is grounded -- The last great trick -- The master birdman returns -- Around the world -- Looping across America -- Flying for the president -- Monoplane -- Epilogue: Turning the page.
Scope and content	"The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.
Interest age level	Ages 8 to 12.
Audience	1150 Lexile
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	2016016576
ISBN	9780316350235 (hardcover)
ISBN	0316350230 (hardcover)
ISBN	(ebook)

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