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Higher, Steeper, Faster

The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies

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By Lawrence Goldstone

Read by Robertson Dean

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On Sale
Mar 28, 2017
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781478915416

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  2. Hardcover

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  3. Hardcover $19.99 $25.99 CAD

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Discover the daring aviation pioneers who made the dream of powered flight a reality, forever changing the course of history.

Aviator Lincoln Beachey broke countless records: he looped-the-loop, flew upside down and in corkscrews, and was the first to pull his aircraft out of what was a typically fatal tailspin. As Beachey and other aviators took to the skies in death-defying acts in the early twentieth century, these innovative daredevils not only wowed crowds, but also redefined the frontiers of powered flight.

Higher, Steeper, Faster takes readers inside the world of the brave men and women who popularized flying through their deadly stunts and paved the way for modern aviation. With heart-stopping accounts of the action-packed race to conquer the skies, plus photographs and fascinating archival documents, this book will exhilarate readers as they fly through the pages.

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Technology
  • Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science

  • *"For those who love history, aviation, or stories of great daring, this is pure pleasure."
    Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • *"Readers will breathlessly follow the race to conquer the sky."
    School Library Connection, starred review
  • *"Goldstone deftly combines captivating descriptions of the personalities--male and female--with discussion of the many improvements and ever-present hazards of early flying."
    Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • "This look at the early days of the industry highlights the thrill and awe of a watching public as well as the fact that the sky was no longer any sort of boundary."
    Booklist
  • "Armchair thrillseekers will settle in and read this one straight through."
    BCCB

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Lawrence Goldstone

About the Author

Lawrence Goldstone is the author and co-author of more than a dozen critically-acclaimed books for adults. Goldstone has appeared on NPR, PBS, and C-SPAN, and his writing has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times, among others. This is his first book for young readers.

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