Wright Brothers
Fred Kelly
Play
Length 9 h 3 min
Chapters 20
First published 1943
This is a biography of the Wright Brothers as told by the American humorist and newspaperman Fred Kelly, a personal friend of the Wrights. It is described in reviews as "fascinating and highly readable." - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi
Chapters
1
Prologue Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 2:08
2
Ch. 2 Background Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 15:23
3
Ch. 3 Printing - And Bicycles Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 25:51
4
Ch. 4 First Thoughts of Flight Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 21:16
5
Ch. 5 Gliding at Kitty Hawk Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 42:33
6
Ch. 6 First Power Flight Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 46:11
7
Ch. 7 After the Event Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 12:19
8
Ch. 8 Experiments of 1904-05 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 30:39
9
Ch. 9 It Still Wasn't "News" Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 13:44
10
Ch. 10 U.S. Army Not Interested Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 30:30
11
Ch. 11 Europe Discovers the Wrights Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 45:54
12
Ch. 12 The Wrights in Europe Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 20:21
13
Ch. 13 A Deal With the U.S. Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 31:14
14
Ch. 14 End of Disbelief Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 10:47
15
Ch. 15 When Wilbur Wright Won France Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 35:21
16
Ch. 16 Further Adventures in 1909 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 21:35
17
Ch. 17 In Aviation Business Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 30:10
18
Ch.18 Patent Suits Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 20:46
19
Ch. 19 Why the Wright Plane was Exiled, Part 1 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 40:27
20
Ch. 19 Why the Wright Plane was Exiled, Part 2 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 22:44
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