David McCullough

Broschiertes Buch

The Wright Brothers

The Dramatic Story Behind the Legend

Beschreibung

Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the brothers who taught the world how to fly.

Autor

David McCullough twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books are 1776, Brave Companions, The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge and The Greater Journey. He was the recipient of numerous honours and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. He died in August 2022, aged 89.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 131mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 317g
• ISBN-13: 9781471150388
• ISBN-10: 1471150380
• Artikelnr.: 43558733

Rezensionen

'A story of timeless importance, told with uncommon empathy and fluency... A story, well told, about what might be the most astonishing feat mankind has ever accomplished... The Wright Brothers soars.' Daniel Okrent New York Times Book Review