Download or read book Chasing Icarus written by Gavin Mortimer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic chronicle of a pivotal moment in the history of aviation sets events against a backdrop of heated debates about which flight technology was the most viable, in an account that covers such topics as Walter Wellman's attempt to cross the Atlantic by dirigible, the Gordon Bennett International Balloon Cup competition, and record-setting demonstrations by airplane pilots at Belmont Park.