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The Bishop's Boys: Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Hardcover)

by Tom D. Crouch (Author) "Milton Wright first saw Huffman Prairie from the seat of a farm wagon on a late fall afternoon in the year 1848 ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 606 pages
  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co (7 Mar 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0393026604
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393026603
  • Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.3 x 5.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,405,963 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The early years of the Wright brothers are chronicled in this biography, which tells the story of their indomitable father, Bishop Wright, and his wife, from whom they inherited their mechanical skills. The book then explores the Wrights' aeronautical successes and technological skills.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A very human account of a technical wonder, 18 Oct 1999
This review is from: The Bishop's Boys: Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Paperback)
A truly unputdownable telling of one of the greatest events in history that, perhaps for the first time, gives a real sense of the men themselves within their historical and social context. A touching and celebratory book that will please both the experts and the ordinary folk who have managed to retain their sense of wonder about our world.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A stor of an amazing human achievement., 15 Jun 1998
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This review is from: The Bishop's Boys: Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Paperback)
I've wanted to read Tom Crouch's book, The Bishop's Boys, ever since I visted Kitty Hawk, North Carolina for the first time while on vacation. I found the title intriguing. Even more intriguing was the idea that two parsonage children with little or no formal education beyond high school were responsible for the "world's first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine in which man made free, controlled, and sustained flight."

Mr. Crouch tells the tale in a way that does justice to both the men and the machine. By this I mean that neither overshadows the other. One comes to the end of the book convinced that the fates of both the men and the machine were inextricably intertwined. How this came to be is a story of wonder, some sadness, humor, and amazing human achievement.

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