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Busby, Peter.
FIRST TO FLY : HOW WILBUR & ORVILLE WRIGHT INVENTED THE AIRPLANE
New York : Crown, 2003.
IL 3-6
ISBN 0375812873
You've probably heard of the Wright Brothers.  They are the ones who were the first to fly.  Or were they?  This book is filled with information about the two brothers from Ohio who started out as bicycle builders but turned their sites to conquering the sky.  Did you know that?  Do you know how they ended up in North Carolina?  Or how many airplane designs they tried?  Or who else was working on building an airplane?  Find out about these amazing men in First to Fly.
SUBJECTS:     Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.
                        Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.
                        Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography.

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