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• Beautifully illustrated with many rare and unpublished images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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