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Rowman Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told by Edited by Lamar Underwood
At 10:35 in the morning of Thursday December 17 1903 man got his wings. On the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk North Carolina Orville Wright flew the motorized aircraft he and his brother Wilbur had constructed to a distance less than the length of the wingspan of todays 747 jet. They made three other flights the same day the final lasting 59 seconds for a distance over the ground of 852 feet. The world would never be the same after that day. Mankind was finally off the ground in powered flight. And mans experiences in the air would forevermore join the literature of human endeavors to be shared by kindred spirits as well as the curious sorts who have wanted to know What was it like up there?In THE GREATEST FLYING STORIES EVER TOLD editor Lamar Underwood has collected some of the finest writings both fact and realistic fiction to lay bare the drama of human beings coping with the skills needed to direct their machines through the vastness of the skies. With contributions from: Charles Lindbergh Ernest K. Gann General Chuck Yeager Leo Janos Tom Wolfe Mary Lovell Richard Bach Rinker Buck Diane Ackerman Derek Robinson and more.show more