Wright Brothers

by Fred Kelly

21 chapters9h 2mEnglish1943

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This is a biography of the Wright Brothers as told by the American humorist and newspaperman Fred Kelly, a personal friend of the Wrights. It is described in reviews as "fascinating and highly readable." - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi

Chapters (20)

1Ch. 1 Boyhood

1367

2Ch. 2 Background

923

3Ch. 3 Printing - And Bicycles

1551

4Ch. 4 First Thoughts of Flight

1276

5Ch. 5 Gliding at Kitty Hawk

2553

6Ch. 6 First Power Flight

2771

7Ch. 7 After the Event

739

8Ch. 8 Experiments of 1904-05

1839

9Ch. 9 It Still Wasn't "News"

824

10Ch. 10 U.S. Army Not Interested

1830

11Ch. 11 Europe Discovers the Wrights

2754

12Ch. 12 The Wrights in Europe

1221

13Ch. 13 A Deal With the U.S.

1874

14Ch. 14 End of Disbelief

647

15Ch. 15 When Wilbur Wright Won France

2121

16Ch. 16 Further Adventures in 1909

1295

17Ch. 17 In Aviation Business

1810

18Ch.18 Patent Suits

1246

19Ch. 19 Why the Wright Plane was Exiled, Part 1

2427

20Ch. 19 Why the Wright Plane was Exiled, Part 2

1364

Wright Brothers

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