Flight: A Celebration of 100 Years in Art and Literature

by Anne Collins and Anne Collins Goodyear

Over the course of a century, the invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright in 1903 has revolutionized human experience - providing new ways of traveling, news modes of seeing, and new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941807835
• ISBN13: 9780941807838
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Welcome Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.2" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

Flight-A Celebration of 100 Years...- by Goodyear et al.

This is an excellent reference work on the evolution of flightfrom the Wright Brothers onward. The authors explore theexperience with the Aerodrome and other famous flight attempts.There are short poems written by John Magee, Amelia Earharton Courage and others. There is a complete diary of the firstflight including wide-angle turns, ups/downs and rudderproblems. This work is perfect for a class project in scienceor history. It would make a great gift for a child up throughthe teen years.

A most engaging and enjoyable read for aviation lovers

Collaboratively compiled and edited by the team of Anne Collins Goodyear, Roger Launius, Anthony Springer, and Bertram Ulrich, Flight: A Celebration Of 100 Years In Art And Literature provides the interested reader with a truly exceptional, panoramic survey of the history of aviation collecting selections of art, science fiction, and literature from across the last century. Gorgeous, full-color artworks showcased with excerpts from cherished classics make Flight a most engaging and enjoyable read for aviation lovers everywhere, and an ideal "Memorial Fund" acquisition selection for academic and community library systems.