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Reach for the skies : ballooning, birdmen, and blasting into space

In Reach for the Skies, Sir Richard Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1914, Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s, and Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships. The pioneers of flight made it possible for any of us with the desire and the commitment to reach for the skies ourselves
eBook, English, 2011
1st American ed View all formats and editions
Current, New York, 2011
History
1 online resource (343 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
9781101514214, 1101514213
748370895