Rider in the sky : how an American cowboy built England's first airplane / by John Hulls ; with illustrations by David Weitzman.
| Author/creator |
Hulls, John |
| Other author/creator | Weitzman, David, 1936- illustrator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Crown, ©2003. |
| Description | 102 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction -- All the world's a stage -- Bigger kites -- Meanwhile - kites, -- Krakatoa, and cold, cold weather -- Understanding the wind -- Cowboy meets the colonels - Meanwhile - Sparks, steel, and structures -- Aldershot and America -- Second to none? -- There'll always be an England -- Meanwhile - power, performance, and perfume -- Turmoil and triumph -- Fliers or liars? -- Meanwhile - one good turn -- Wright or wrong? -- Vindication? -- Flights to fame -- Winning on the wind -- Farborough and the tree -- Appendix A: life full of airplanes -- Appendix B: significant moments in early flight: from Daedalus to delayed in Dallas -- Author's note, acknowledgments, and selected sources -- Index. |
| Abstract | Presents the life of the Texas cowboy who, after a varied career performing in and running his own Wild West show, became interested in aviation and eventually built and flew England's first airplane in 1908. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [100]-102) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002041123 |
| ISBN | 0375811060 (trade) |
| ISBN | 9780375811067 (trade) |
| ISBN | 0375911065 (GLB) |
| ISBN | 9780375911064 (GLB) |
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| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B C649H | ✔ Available | Place Hold |