Tom D. Crouch

The Bishop's Boys

A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright

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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

ISBN: 978-0-393-30695-8
EAN: 9780393306958
Produktnummer: 19334545
Verlag: WW Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
Seitenangabe: 608 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.8 cm 748 g
Abbildungen: 50 b/w photographs
Gewicht: 748
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

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.