The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
Why we picked it
Drawing on Wright family letters and diaries, this authoritative biography reveals how two self-trained engineers had exactly the right temperament to achieve powered flight, and exactly the wrong preparation for the competitive, skeptical world that followed their triumph.
Our review
Drawing on a treasure trove of Wright family correspondence and diaries, Tom Crouch weaves the invention of the airplane into the drama of an unforgettable family. Brilliant, self-trained engineers with a unique blend of talent and hands-on experience, the Wright brothers were perfectly suited to invent the airplane and ill-prepared for the world of skeptics, rivals, and officials that followed. The most thoroughly human account of the airplane's invention.
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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 airplanes 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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- High School
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- Mechanic
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