If We Had Wings: The Enduring Dream of Flight

by Rinker Buck

Book Overview

The story of the men, women, and machines that changed the world by turning a dream of flying into a thrilling reality is enhanced by dozens of interactive elements including letters, diaries, tickets, stickers, and other delights for flying enthusiasts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609605534
• ISBN13: 9780609605530
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.3" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

If We Had Wings

This book is one of the most beautifully put together books I have seen in a long time..Truly a keeper. Pinky Feakes

Interesting

This is a different kind of book, an historical collection of mementos. Nice coffeetable book.

Exellent resource for older students

This is a wonderful book filled with aviation history. My favorite part of the book is the added "historical documents" found throught the pages. I can't wait to take this book into classrooms and read to the students!

An Amazingly Cool Book

This volume is one of the neatest books I've ever held, and one of the most fun to look through. Don't crack it open until you have an hour or so to explore and discover its contents. It's like walking through (and HANDELING) history! Great job, Rinker-- as cool as your other great book, Flight of Passage.

Another dimension for aviation history coffee-table books

This is a magical mini museum of flight. Although it's one dollar a page for yet another flying history book, it's worth the money if you've got a nice coffee table. You get solid writing, beautiful pictures and production values, plus another dimension -- copies of classic documents. Tucked into clever holders there is a replica of John Gillespie Magee's letter home with the poem 'High Flight,' or a working WWII warplane identification wheel. Behind foldouts there are letters Wilbur Wright wrote to the Smithsonian asking for information on flying machines. A copy of Jeppesen's first notebook, Chuck Yeager's test-pilot report on breaking the sound barrier, and several other imitation artifacts. Things I would buy for real if I had 100 million dollars!Although all too short, this book brings you closer to the historic events than most others. If you want details, buy a big history book. If you want beauty, buy this one.