Teacher’s Guide
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The Inventive Wright Brothers Teacher's Guide (PDF, 644 KB)
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(655 KB)Wilbur Wright to Octave Chanute, 5/13/1900
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(1.2 MB)Wilbur Wright to Bishop Wright, 9/3/1900
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(51 KB)Wilbur Wright to Bishop Wright, 9/22/08
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(486 KB)Wilbur Wright Postcard to Orville Wright
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(1.2 MB)Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright
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