Jet age : the Comet, the 707, and the race to shrink the world / Sam Howe Verhovek
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TextPublication details: New York : Avery, 2010Description: xxiv, 248 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781583334027 (hc)
- 1583334025
- 629.133349 22 VER-J
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"...reveals the most astounding miracle in modern life, and it's been hiding in plain sight. Forget computers and television, Facebook and Google. The Jet Age has shrunk our planet, brought us together, obliterated borders, and changed virtually every aspect of life on earth. At its heart is the gripping story of two extraordinary, larger-than-life men whose race to unlock the secret of jet travel transformed our world."--Dust jacket.
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