Project Gutenberg 2022-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 647 Kelly, Fred C. (Fred Charters) 1882 1959 Kelly, Fred Charters 43051170 The Wright Brothers $aUnited States :$bHarcourt, Brace & Co.,$c1943. Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Wright Brothers" by Fred C. Kelly is a biography authorized by Orville Wright, written in the early 1940s. This work chronicles the lives, inventions, and pioneering efforts of the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, as they transformed the dream of human flight into reality. This engaging account highlights their youthful curiosity, mechanical aptitude, and relentless pursuit of progress against formidable challenges. The opening of the biography introduces the Wright brothers' early fascination with mechanics, stemming from childhood experiences that ignited their passion for invention. It recounts a pivotal moment involving a toy helicopter that sparked their lifelong interest in flight. As the narrative unfolds, it delves into their upbringing, highlighting their supportive family environment and their early experiments with kites and other mechanical devices. The beginning sets a foundation for understanding the brothers’ character, determination, and the inventive spirit that ultimately led them to create the first successful powered aircraft. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015021112001 20191024060223kelly 1943 US Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography TL Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 700427 2025-09-27T03:46:36.979464 text/html 653792 2024-10-18T20:33:29 text/html 4175078 2025-09-27T03:46:49.632345 application/epub+zip 4170917 2025-09-27T03:46:39.762399 application/epub+zip 325062 2025-09-27T03:46:38.127406 application/epub+zip 8222208 2025-09-27T03:46:56.575338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8165943 2025-09-27T03:46:47.851401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441485 2022-09-30T12:38:28.290345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583162 2025-09-27T03:46:35.565416 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 563214 2024-10-18T20:33:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17566 2025-09-27T03:46:56.724323 application/rdf+xml 13162 2025-09-27T03:46:38.330410 image/jpeg 2550 2025-09-27T03:46:38.227415 image/jpeg 4978248 2025-09-27T03:46:37.098422 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia