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Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers

Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them

Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers( )
Author: Abrams, Michael
ISBN:978-1-4000-5492-3
Publication Date:May 2007
Publisher:The Crown Publishing Group
Imprint:Broadway Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $13.95
Book Description:

The Wright Brothers were wimps. Or so you might think after reading this account of their unsung but even more daring rivals-the men and women who strapped wings to their backs and took to the sky. If only for a few seconds. People have been dying to fly, quite literally, since the dawn of history. They've made wings of feather and bone, leather and wood, canvas and taffeta, and thrown themselves off the highest places they could find. Theirs is the world's...
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Transportation / Aviation / General
Sports & Recreation / Air Sports
Transportation / Aviation / History
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.148 x 7.878 x 0.78 Inches
Book Weight:0.594 Pounds



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