Hero of the air : Glenn Curtiss and the birth of naval aviation /

Hero of the air : Glenn Curtiss and the birth of naval aviation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Trimble, William F., 1947-
Imprint:	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2010.
Description:	xvi, 270 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, -- 1878-1930. Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, -- 1878-1930. United States. -- Navy -- Aviation -- History. United States. -- Navy. Air pilots -- United States -- Biography. Aeronautical engineers -- United States -- Biography. Aeronautical engineers. Armed Forces -- Aviation. Air pilots. United States. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7990857

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ISBN:	9781591148791 (alk. paper) 1591148790 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Aviator
1. Young and Restless
2. Bell's Lab
3. The "Flying Bug"
4. The Exhibition Business
5. The Partnership
6. High above Keuka's Waters
7. The Navy's Wings
8. Headwinds
9. Challenges Old and New
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index