Tom D. Crouch

The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393347463
• Artikelnr.: 59592922

Autorenporträt

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.