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The Bishop's boys : a life of Wilbur and Orville Wright by Crouch, Tom D.;Wright, Orville;Wright, Wilbur is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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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Author

Crouch, Tom D.;Wright, Orville;Wright, Wilbur

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393347463

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, History, Biography

Rating

4.5 / 5 (201 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14