Books with author Quentin Reynolds

Young Orville and Wilbur Wright loved building things. From the fastest sled in town to the highest-flying kite, the Wright brothers’ creations were always a step ahead of everyone else’s. They grew up learning all about mechanics from fixing bicycles and studied math and physics. On December 17, 1903, Orville took off in the world’s first flying machine! The Wright airplane is one of the most amazing–and life-changing–From the Trade Paperback edition.

Excerpt from The Amazing Mr. Doolittle: A Biography of Lieutenant General James H. DoolittleYou gave the full measure of your friendship to Jimmy back in 1918, when you and he and Brucie Johnson were kid fliers to gether. I'm grateful, Jack, that you had a little friendship left over to give to me, and grateful for the chance that brought us together a year ago when we decided that this story fairly yelled to be put into print. And so, Jack, I dedicate this book to you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.