Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1: Breaking the Sound Barrier

by Frank H. Winter, Dominick A. Pisano, F. Robert Van Der Linden

Book Overview

As well as telling the story of how Chuck Yeager reached a momentous achievement, this book also profiles the life of a man who became an American hero and celebrity. It is split into five chapters... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810955350
• ISBN13: 9780810955356
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary