Selasa, 07 Maret 2017

Book Reviews: Birdmen, by Lawrence Goldstone

Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss and the Battle to Control the Skies by Lawrence Goldstone, St. Martin’s Press, N.Y., 2014, $28 Unless you’re already an expert on the litigious era of early flying, when lawsuits were far more important than flight suits, this is a marvelously well-written way to learn about those times. Lawrence …

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