The William E. Boeing Story – A Gift of Flight is the first ever full-length biography of William E. Boeing, the father of commercial aviation. Boeing’s story is an exciting one complete with bootleggers, kidnappers and a disastrous run-in with President Franklin Roosevelt and future Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. Boeing’s story covers every aspect of early aviation starting with his first ride in a balloon in 1896 to the christening of the revolutionary jet powered Dash-80/707 in 1955. Along the way, Boeing developed some of the world’s most iconic airplanes including the P-26

Peashooter, the Boeing 247, the B-17 Flying Fortress and the mighty B-29 Superfortress. The Boeing family gave author David D. Williams unprecedented access to the Boeing Family Archives, which contained thousands of never-before-seen photos, diaries and personal letters. This treasure trove of primary sources allowed Williams to create an extraordinary vivid and accurate portrait of this influential yet private man.

• The Boeing family gave author David Williams unrestricted access to the Boeing Family archives

• This treasure trove of primary sources allowed Williams to create an extraordinary vivid and accurate portrait of this influential yet private man

• Boeing’s story is an exciting one: full of bootleggers, kidnappers and shady politicians

• William Boeing did much more than build airplanes; he was a logger, miner, cattle rancher and philanthropist.

• Beautifully illustrated with many rare and unpublished images

Bibliographic Information

Price: £28.00/$39.95

ISBN: 978-1-62545-116-3

Size: 234 x 156 mm

Binding: Hardback

Extent: 304 pages

Illustrations: 61 colour/mono

Rights: World, all languages

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