The riddle of Richard Pearse by Ogilvie, Gordon

HARDBACK very good condition, minor scuff marks to edges, stain to front end, not on pages, with jacket, faded spine, and minor shelf wear. 250 pages.

Published by Brand: A. H. A. W. Reed, 1973, first edition.

27 illustrations .7drawings. 21.6 x 14 x 2.8 centimetres.

It has been claimed that Richard Pearse, a farmer in South Canterbury, NZ, actually flew before the Wright Bros in the US. This has not been confirmed by records, pictures or eye-witnesses. A self- taught engineering genius who built engines for his "flying machines", Pearse was reclusive and made no positive claim to being "the first" and continued his inventive ways almost until his death in 1953. Controversy has surrounded his "flights" and whether, in fact, he was actually able to control his "aircraft." Nevertheless, the story of this remarkable man is important, as Pearse was an undoubted aviation pioneer and it is told with objectivity and based on intensive research.

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