| Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Revised) Revised Edition Contributor(s): Crouch, Tom D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 039330695X ISBN-13: 9780393306958 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: "Crouch (A Dream of Wings) interweaves family drama with the history of aviation in a riveting saga of ingenuity, competing claims, public adulation and technical innovation".--Publishers Weekly. Photographs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - History - Biography & Autobiography - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.1" W x 9.42" (1.65 lbs) 608 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crouch, Tom D.: - Tom D. Crouch, author of The Bishop's Boys and A Dream of Wings, is senior curator of the aeronautics division at the National Air & Space Museum. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia. |