A review by debs4jc
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

4.0

After reading this book I really admire the guts it took for the Wright brothers to persevere and achieve their dream of flight. Numerous crashes, health issues, and having to defend themselves against those who would steal their ideas (and glory) all served to create a narrative with suspense and capture the human element behind the historical facts. I highly enjoyed getting into my car and listening to the latest "episode" each day - it was like a well done documentary that played out in my imagination. Of course, what else could I expect from David McCullough who is the paramount writer of these kinds of histories. I highly recommend this to anyone with the slightest interest in history or engineering or aviation.