The Resource Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies, Lawrence Goldstone
Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies, Lawrence Goldstone
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The item Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies, Lawrence Goldstone represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 243 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780316350235
- Label
- Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies
- Title
- Higher, steeper, faster
- Title remainder
- the daredevils who conquered the skies
- Statement of responsibility
- Lawrence Goldstone
- Subject
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- Flight -- History -- Juvenile literature
- truePilots -- History
- trueAeronautics -- History
- Aeronautics -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Air pilots -- Biography
- Air pilots -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Air pilots -- History
- Air pilots -- History -- Juvenile literature
- trueAviation -- History
- trueDaredevils (Stunt performers) -- History
- Daredevils -- Biography
- Daredevils -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Daredevils -- History
- Daredevils -- History -- Juvenile literature
- trueFlight -- History
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10558920
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goldstone, Lawrence
- Dewey number
- 629.13092/2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Ages 8 to 12
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 4
- 12
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Air pilots
- Daredevils
- Air pilots
- Daredevils
- Flight
- Aeronautics
- Air pilots
- Daredevils
- Air pilots
- Daredevils
- Flight
- Aeronautics
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the daredevils who conquered the skies
- Label
- Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies, Lawrence Goldstone
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn950083963
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 243 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316350235
- Lccn
- 2016016576
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)950083963
- Label
- Higher, steeper, faster : the daredevils who conquered the skies, Lawrence Goldstone
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn950083963
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 243 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316350235
- Lccn
- 2016016576
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)950083963
Subject
- Flight -- History -- Juvenile literature
- truePilots -- History
- trueAeronautics -- History
- Aeronautics -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Air pilots -- Biography
- Air pilots -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Air pilots -- History
- Air pilots -- History -- Juvenile literature
- trueAviation -- History
- trueDaredevils (Stunt performers) -- History
- Daredevils -- Biography
- Daredevils -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Daredevils -- History
- Daredevils -- History -- Juvenile literature
- trueFlight -- History
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