The Riddle of Richard Pearse by Gordon Ogilvie | Reed 1994
$20.00
A used softcover copy of The Riddle of Richard Pearse: The Story of New Zealand's Pioneer Aviator and Inventor by Gordon Ogilvie, published by Reed Books, Auckland, 1994. ISBN: 978-0-7900-0329-0.
Format: Softcover, illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and maps
Publisher: Reed Books, Auckland, 1994
ISBN: 978-0-7900-0329-0
Condition: Used — Good. Light wear to cover. Pages clean and sound.
Richard Pearse (1877-1953) was a South Canterbury farmer and self-taught engineering genius who it is claimed flew a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903 — nine months before the Wright Brothers. His self-designed engines had power-to-weight ratios superior to those of the Wright Brothers and Glenn Curtiss. Gordon Ogilvie's meticulous biography — drawing on interviews with relatives and neighbours — is the definitive investigation of Pearse's life and achievements. A perennial bestseller in NZ aviation and local history, and the essential title for anyone interested in the great question of whether Pearse truly beat the Wright Brothers into the air.
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