Rider in the Sky: How an American Cowboy Built England's First Airplane

Rider in the Sky: How an American Cowboy Built England's First Airplane image
ISBN-10:

0375811060

ISBN-13:

9780375811067

Edition: First Edition
Released: Apr 08, 2003
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
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Description:

Samuel Cody grew up on the western frontier, a true American cowboy. With nerves of steel and dauntless courage, he would be one of the first to cross another frontier: the frontier of flight.
As a young boy Samuel Cody was fascinated with kites. Living in England years later, Cody created the first kites strong and big enough to carry a man high into the air. Like the Wrights and other early aviators, Cody was determined to build an airplane. He faced not only the technological hurdles of his day, but the apathy of the British military. Against these obstacles, Cody used his ingenuity, his skill, and a great deal of daring to create England’s first airplane in 1908. His is an inspirational story of American willpower and determination.


























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