Books on the Wright Brothers

 

The Bishop's Boys : A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
by Tom D. Crouch
Paperback (November 1990)
W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 039330695X

Wilbur and Orville : A Biography of the Wright Brothers
by Fred Howard
Paperback - 576 pages 
Dover Pubns; ISBN: 0486402975
 

How We Invented the Airplane : An Illustrated History by Orville Wright, Fred C. Kelly (Photographer) A reviewer writes: "This wonderful book chronicles the careers of Orville and Wilbur Wright, drawing upon the writings of the brothers themselves and Fred C. Kelly, their authorized biographer and confidant for more than three decades. " Wonderful is the keyword - it's a classic of aviation and I highly recommend it. Paperback - 87 pages reprint edition (April 1989) Dover Pubns; ISBN: 0486256626

Miracle at Kitty Hawk : The Letters of Wilbur and Orville Wright
by Fred C. Kelly (Editor)
Paperback 
Da Capo Pr; ISBN: 0306806711
 

On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight by Spencer Dunmore, Fred E. C. Culick, Peter Christopher Hardcover from Hyperion

Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright, Including the Chanute-Wright Papers by Wilbur Wright (Editor), Orville Wright (Editor), Marvin McFarland Hardcover - 1278 pages 1st edition (December 15, ) McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; ISBN: 0071363769

The Published Writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright
(Smithsonian History of Aviation Series)
by Peter L. Jakab (Editor), et al 
(Hardcover)

Taking Flight : The Story of the Wright Brothers
(Ready-To-Read)
by Stephen Krensky, Larry Day (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 48 pages 
Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0689812256
 

To Conquer the Air : The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight by James Tobin Hardcover from Free Press

Visions of a Flying Machine : The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention (Smithsonian History of Aviation Series) by Peter L. Jakab, Tom D. Crouch Paperback - 272 pages Reprint edition (April ) Smithsonian Institution Press; ISBN: 1560987480

Wilbur Wright's Flights in France : Leon Bollee's Photographic Record 1908-1909 by Stanley W. Kandebo, Dawne Dewey Hardcover from McGraw-Hill Professional

The Wright Brothers : How They Invented the Airplane
by Russell Freedman, Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback Reissue edition (April )
Holiday House; ISBN: 082341082X
 

The Wright Brothers: A Biography by Fred C. Kelly Paperback from Dover Publications

The Wright Brothers : A Biography
by Fred C. Kelly
Paperback - 340 pages reprint edition (October 1989)
Dover Pubns; ISBN: 0486260569
 

The Wright Brothers Legacy: Orville and Wilbur Wright and Their Aeroplanes in Pictures by Walt Burton, Owen Findsen Hardcover from Harry N Abrams

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