Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers | 
|  | | | Title: | Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers | | Author: | Fred Howard | | Publisher: | Dover Publications | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 29 June, 1998 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0486402975 / 9780486402970 | | List Price: | $19.95 | | You Save: | $2.00 | | Amazon Price: | $17.95 | |
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Definitive, highly regarded study tells the full story of the brothers' lives and work — before, during and after the historic flight at Kitty Hawk: early experiments and glider flights on Indiana sand dunes, exhilarating days on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the bitter patent fight that followed, Wilbur's untimely death, and more.
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• Great Approach To A Many-times-told Tale 16 August, 2002
This is a fine account of the Wright Brothers' lives and achievements. It reads easily, and sets correct some of the myths that have grown around Wilbur and Orville (such as the vignette about building the little sled). And I really liked the line in the Preface (...) stating that this particular biography wasn't going to delve into an extensive exploration of the Wright Brothers' ancestry, that some brief information about their family history was going to be presented in the first few paragraphs, and could easily be skipped by the reader. That's definitely my kind of biographer.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2ZE73RFY0GD3K
• Riveting Story 16 October, 2003
The first 100 or so pages or so pages are an extraordinary account of the Wright brothers development of the first airplane and controled flight. It was interesting to learn why Kitty Hawk NC was selected as a test area; plenty of wind, no trees and sand to land on. Also that development of first plane could be done on the profit from summer earnings from a bicycle shop. Overall this is an excellent and detailed documentary of the Wright brothers achievment and also the impact of the business considerations which followed.Ken Kraetzer White Plains, NY
- Reviewed by customer ID: A37J3U6TIG2PGP
• The Wright Brothers Long Ordeal 21 October, 2007
This is a very detailed chronology of the Wright Brothers massive achievement to create a flying machine. It details each stage of development and incorporates the other individuals that were both helpful and damaging to the development and eventual recognition world wide of their accomplishments. It is a slow read but very satisfying since you appreciate the enormous difficulties they endured to achieve what we take for granted now - safe, frequent, air travel.
I read this at same time that I read the biography of Alex G Bell by Charlotte Gray which serves as a great contrast in life styles and creative follow through. While both the telephone and airplane define modern life, the achievement of the airplane is orders of magnitude more complex than the telephone.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A33ZNV7VQ925SB
• Best Wright Biography Yet 27 April, 2001
This volume surpasses another similar effort by Tom D. Crouch that came out at roughly the same time. Both books can be read profitably but Howard is better informed technically and a good deal wittier than Crouch. Howard's description of Samuel Langley's attempt to get his contraption into the air shortly before the Wrights' is laugh-out-loud funny. Crouch also suffers from his association with the Smithsonian Institution, whose scandalous treatment of the Wrights shocks even at this distance.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3D6A6TLK9S60N
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