Higher, Steeper, Faster, Lawrence Goldstone
Higher, Steeper, Faster, Lawrence Goldstone
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Higher, Steeper, Faster
The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies

Author: Lawrence Goldstone

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 4 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/28/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Discover the daring aviation pioneers who made the dream of powered flight a reality, forever changing the course of history.

Aviator Lincoln Beachey broke countless records: he looped-the-loop, flew upside down and in corkscrews, and was the first to pull his aircraft out of what was a typically fatal tailspin. As Beachey and other aviators took to the skies in death-defying acts in the early twentieth century, these innovative daredevils not only wowed crowds, but also redefined the frontiers of powered flight.

Higher, Steeper, Faster takes readers inside the world of the brave men and women who popularized flying through their deadly stunts and paved the way for modern aviation. With heart-stopping accounts of the action-packed race to conquer the skies, plus photographs and fascinating archival documents, this book will exhilarate readers as they fly through the pages.

About Lawrence Goldstone

Lawrence Goldstone is the author of Separate No More: The Long Road to Brown vs. Board of Education, a Junior Library Guild selection, which Kirkus called "engaging and accessible" in a starred review; Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights, which School Library Journal declared in a starred review: "A must-buy for all high school collections"; and Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice, which Booklist's starred review called "gripping . . . and a well-informed perspective on American history." He is also the author of more than a dozen books for adults, including four on Constitutional law. He lives in Sagaponack, New York, with his wife, medieval and Renaissance historian Nancy Goldstone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alaina on August 02, 2019

I wanted to love this book. The content is interesting and the characters fascinating. However, the formatting and writing left my teeth on edge. If this audiobook had been more than 4 hours long I would not have finished.......more

Goodreads review by Karen on May 08, 2020

If your middle school student wants to know the history of flight, this may be the book.  Higher, Steeper, Faster:  The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies by Lawrence Goldstone provides a detailed history of flight.  The timeline is outstanding and easy to follow.  The book itself feels dry.  Also,......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on January 14, 2018

This book is brief look into the perils of aviation. When aviation first started, many planes crashed and aviators lost their life. Pilots pushed the boundaries against speed, height and low altitude flying. Many of the pilots discussed here were fearless and helped move the needle in aviation. The......more

Goodreads review by Emma on May 23, 2017

Incredibly inspiring. These people did not give up at the first sign of failure.......more

Goodreads review by Jill on July 30, 2017

Excellent nonfiction weaving information about the pioneers of aviation into a fascinating story.......more

Quotes

*"For those who love history, aviation, or stories of great daring, this is pure pleasure."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

*"Readers will breathlessly follow the race to conquer the sky."—School Library Connection, starred review

*"Goldstone deftly combines captivating descriptions of the personalities--male and female--with discussion of the many improvements and ever-present hazards of early flying."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"This look at the early days of the industry highlights the thrill and awe of a watching public as well as the fact that the sky was no longer any sort of boundary."—Booklist

"Armchair thrillseekers will settle in and read this one straight through."
—BCCB

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