num_pages: 608
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
titlecomplete: The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
characters: Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
genres: Biography, Science, American History, Nonfiction, History, Aviation, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 226
publisher: W. W. Norton  Company