Sharon Holland Books
Star dreams
Describes how the sky and celestial bodies were regarded from ancient times, and traces first flying attempts, both legendary and factual.
Read MoreTo build a bird
Relates man's efforts to fly from the first real flying machine built by two French brothers in 1783 to the first flight of the Wright brothers in 1903.
Read MoreFlying fever
A brief history of airplane flight from early uses of planes in World War I to the realities of supersonic flight today.
Read MoreBeyond gravity
Presents the history of the development of rockets from work done by Robert Goddard in 1919 to the launching of the first Russian and American satellites in the late 1950's.
Read MoreSpace riders
Traces the history of manned space flight through 1962, when John Glenn became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.
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