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Author	Goldstone, Lawrence, 1947- author.
Title	Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies / Lawrence Goldstone.
Pub Info	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS
Chatham-Children's Coll.	J 629.13 Gol	AVAILABLE
Nantucket-Childrens	J 629.1309 GOL	AVAILABLE
Osterville-Childrens	J 629.13092 GOLDSTONE	AVAILABLE
Vineyard Haven Children's	J 629.13 GOLDSTONE	AVAILABLE

Edition	First edition.
Descript	243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
	text txt rdacontent
	unmediated n rdamedia
	volume nc rdacarrier
Note	Accelerated Reader MG 7.7 7 7 188793
Summary	"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.
Audience	Ages 8 to 12.
Bibliog.	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.
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 -- Time line -- Glossary.
Subject	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.
	Air pilots -- History.
	Daredevils -- History.
	Air pilots -- Biography.
	Daredevils -- Biography.
	Flight -- History.
	Aeronautics -- History.
ISBN	9780316350235 (hardcover)
	0316350230 (hardcover)

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