Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Revised) - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393306958ISBN-10:039330695XUPC:9780393306958Book Category:Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Aviation, Aeronautics & AstronauticsBook Topic:HistorySize:9.42 x 6.10 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.65Product ID:SC6WBPJ6H5
Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them ill-prepared to face a world of skeptics, rivals, and officials. Using a treasure trove of Wright family correspondence and diaries, Tom Crouch skillfully weaves the story of the airplane's invention into the drama of a unique and unforgettable family. He shows us exactly how and why these two obscure bachelors from Dayton, Ohio, were able to succeed where so many better-trained, better-financed rivals had failed.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393306958ISBN-10:039330695XUPC:9780393306958Book Category:Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Aviation, Aeronautics & AstronauticsBook Topic:HistorySize:9.42 x 6.10 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.65Product ID:SC6WBPJ6H5
Crouch, Tom D.: - Tom D. Crouch, author of The Bishop's Boys and A Dream of Wings, is curator emeritus of the aeronautics division at the National Air & Space Museum. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia.
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