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100 1  Hampton, Dan,|eauthor. 
245 10 Chasing the demon :|ba secret history of the quest for the
       sound barrier, and the band of American aces who conquered
       it /|cDan Hampton. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of 
       HarperCollinsPublishers,|c[2018] 
264  4 |c©2018 
300    xvi, 331 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates :
       |billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-313) and 
       index. 
505 0  Part I: Origins. Flying monks to mud ducks ; The cauldron 
       -- Part II: Into the fire. The next leap ; The crucible ; 
       Wonder ; The brave -- Part III: Hunting the demon. World 
       War to Cold War ; The final stage ; The demon -- Epilogue:
       Ripples. 
520    Describes the post-World War II efforts by the American 
       military to develop a new type of aircraft that could 
       break the sound barrier, revealing the hazards that 
       emerged during test flights and the bravery of the men who
       made aviation history in pursuit of this goal. 
650  0 Aerodynamics, Supersonic|xResearch|zUnited States. 
650  0 High-speed aeronautics|xResearch|zUnited States. 
650  0 Transportation|xAviation|xHistory. 
650  7 SCIENCE / Mechanics / Dynamics / Aerodynamics.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers.
       |2bisacsh 
650  7 Aerodynamics, Supersonic|xResearch.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00798228 
650  7 High-speed aeronautics|xResearch.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00956541 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
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