pickI‘ve always been obsessed with air planes and flight, so this book was right up my alley. I enjoyed the story of the invention of the first air plane by the Wright Brothers and battle for recognition of their accomplishments. Over all, I would absolutely recommend this book. It‘s a little slow getting started, but it‘s worth the build up.
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GingerAntics I guess this book builds in the same manner of the first air plane did, from successful glider to successful powered plane. It took more time in the beginning than it did once the got the basic mechanics down. I can only imagine what the Wright Brothers would make of today‘s air craft and the recent MAX 8 tragedies. I can only imagine them rolling in their graves over 9/11. These were good guys, mostly, who did an amazing thing. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 5y
GingerAntics The Smithsonian playing politics even decades later is despicable. At least they‘ve finally gotten it right now. My only issues with this book are more organizational than anything. If you‘re going to break up your chapters into parts, just make them different chapters. I also didn‘t feel like some of the details at the beginning were necessary. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 5y
GingerAntics How was “the sitting room to the left of the door” important to the narrative of the invention of the air plane? Just saying. My only other complaint is more a disillusionment with BS. A continuing theme throughout is that anyone with the drive and determination could have invented the air plane or done anything else. It was just the Orville and Wilber had it more than other people. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 5y
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GingerAntics I despise this type of thinking as it diminishes the Wright Brother‘s actual achievements (even if this was how they thought), but it also makes people who are held back for any reason (economic, racial, gender, etc.) at fault for their failure. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 5y
GingerAntics A confusing aspect was that everyone during their lifetime touted their achievements as what man can do if he sets his mind to something, but then later people said their achievements were because of their upbringing. #wrightbrothers #flight #davidmccullough #thewrightbrothers #firstairplane 5y
Eggbeater Great review! 5y
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