Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier: a science biography
Biography, Science and technology, General non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Chuck Yeager was born in the tiny town of Myra, West Virginia, in 1923. A few years later his family moved to Hamlin, a town of about 500, which seemed like a big city to young Chuck. When he was… eighteen he joined the Army Air Corps on the eve of America's entry into World War II. In 1947, Yeager became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. For grades 5-8 and older readers