{"product_id":"the-william-e-boeing-story-david-williams-9781625451163","title":"The William E. Boeing Story: A Gift of Flight","description":"\u003cb\u003eChronicles the life of Boeing, from early aviation to iconic aircraft development, through exclusive family archives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 disastrous run-ins with President Franklin D. 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 have given author David D. Williams unprecedented access to the Boeing family archives which contain thousands of never- before-seen photos, diaries and personal letters. This treasure trove of primary sources has allowed Williams to create an extraordinarily vivid and accurate portrait of this influential yet private man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625451164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625451163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e America Through Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.40w x 1.60d","brand":"David Williams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48930117157119,"sku":"9781625451163","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-william-e-boeing-story-david-williams-9781625451163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}