To Conquer the Air

The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, History, Biography & Memoir, Reference, Americas, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book To Conquer the Air by James Tobin, Free Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: James Tobin ISBN: 9781439135495
Publisher: Free Press Publication: June 12, 2012
Imprint: Free Press Language: English
Author: James Tobin
ISBN: 9781439135495
Publisher: Free Press
Publication: June 12, 2012
Imprint: Free Press
Language: English

James Tobin, award-winning author of Ernie Pyle's War and The Man He Became, has penned the definitive account of the inspiring and impassioned race between the Wright brothers and their primary rival Samuel Langley across ten years and two continents to conquer the air.

For years, Wilbur Wright and his younger brother, Orville, experimented in obscurity, supported only by their exceptional family. Meanwhile, the world watched as Samuel Langley, armed with a contract from the US War Department and all the resources of the Smithsonian Institution, sought to create the first manned flying machine. But while Langley saw flight as a problem of power, the Wrights saw a problem of balance. Thus their machines took two very different paths—Langley’s toward oblivion, the Wrights’ toward the heavens—though not before facing countless other obstacles. With a historian’s accuracy and a novelist’s eye, Tobin has captured an extraordinary moment in history. To Conquer the Air is itself a heroic achievement.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

James Tobin, award-winning author of Ernie Pyle's War and The Man He Became, has penned the definitive account of the inspiring and impassioned race between the Wright brothers and their primary rival Samuel Langley across ten years and two continents to conquer the air.

For years, Wilbur Wright and his younger brother, Orville, experimented in obscurity, supported only by their exceptional family. Meanwhile, the world watched as Samuel Langley, armed with a contract from the US War Department and all the resources of the Smithsonian Institution, sought to create the first manned flying machine. But while Langley saw flight as a problem of power, the Wrights saw a problem of balance. Thus their machines took two very different paths—Langley’s toward oblivion, the Wrights’ toward the heavens—though not before facing countless other obstacles. With a historian’s accuracy and a novelist’s eye, Tobin has captured an extraordinary moment in history. To Conquer the Air is itself a heroic achievement.

More books from Free Press

Cover of the book The New Face of War by James Tobin
Cover of the book Military Misfortunes by James Tobin
Cover of the book Process and Reality by James Tobin
Cover of the book The Book of Mormon Girl by James Tobin
Cover of the book Yanks by James Tobin
Cover of the book Boomer Nation by James Tobin
Cover of the book Excellent Sheep by James Tobin
Cover of the book The Trust Edge by James Tobin
Cover of the book Endless Frontier by James Tobin
Cover of the book Comparative Religion by James Tobin
Cover of the book A Bed of Red Flowers by James Tobin
Cover of the book Lighten Up by James Tobin
Cover of the book The Mother Who Stayed by James Tobin
Cover of the book Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem by James Tobin
Cover of the book The Population of the United States by James Tobin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy