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- Author: Tom D. Crouch
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Year: 2003
- Pages: 608
- ISBN: 9780393347463
- ISBN-10: 039334746X
- ISBN-13: 9780393347463
- Format: ePub
- Language: English
The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu
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The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.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.
- Author: Tom D. Crouch
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Year: 2003
- Pages: 608
- ISBN: 9780393347463
- ISBN-10: 039334746X
- ISBN-13: 9780393347463
- Format: ePub
- Language: English English
The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.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.
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