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Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Revised)

Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Revised)

Crouch, Tom D.

Paperback

Biographies GeneralTechnology & EngineeringAviation

ISBN10: 039330695X
ISBN13: 9780393306958
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: Apr 1 2003
Pages: 608
Weight: 1.65
Height: 1.05 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.42
Language: English
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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