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Miracle at Kitty Hawk: The Letters of Wilbur and Orville Wright
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Miracle at Kitty Hawk: The Letters of Wilbur and Orville Wright Paperback - 2002

by Wilbur Wright; Orville Wright; Fred C. Kelly

This collection of 600 letters between the two brothers traces the genesis of their flying machine, from their initial frustration to their bursts of discovery and the thrill of ultimate success. of illustrations.


From the publisher

On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur (1867-1912) and Orville (1871-1948) Wright made the first controlled, sustained flights in a power-driven airplane. Relying on the facilities of a bicycle repair shop in Dayton, Ohio, they had constructed, alone, the world's first flying machines. Miracle at Kitty Hawk, an expert selection of 600 out of 10,000 existing letters, allows the reader to follow the excitement of discovery that kept the Wright brothers working on their incredible invention. With little formal education and the slight business background of selling and repairing bicycles, they overcame the problems that defeated the great scientific minds of the day, dealt with large corporations and governments on their own terms, and were recognized by their contemporaries as geniuses. Whether confronting adverse weather conditions, ensuring secrecy, trying to convince the U.S. government that they had actually flown, fighting patent infringements, or responding to public acclaim, these letters reveal the resourcefulness, good humor, and pluck of America's most famous brothers.

First line

The earliest communication to be found from either Wilbur or Orville Wright is a post card written by Orville,aged nine, to his father in Omaha when the Wright family was living in Cedar Rapids.

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  • Title Miracle at Kitty Hawk: The Letters of Wilbur and Orville Wright
  • Author Wilbur Wright; Orville Wright; Fred C. Kelly
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback, 8-1/4
  • Pages 512
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, New York, New York
  • Date 2002-12-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780306812033 / 0306812037
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.57 x 5.53 x 1.22 in (21.77 x 14.05 x 3.10 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Wright, Wilbur, Wright, Orville
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

The late Fred C. Kelly was a friend of Orville Wright and the authorized biographer of the Wright Brothers. He was also a FBI agent, a newspaper columnist, and author of over a dozen books.
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