The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
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typhoid fever, 27, 71, 124, 157, 187, 208, 448–49
Union Biblical Seminary, 41
United Brethren Printing Establishment, 43, 82, 85, 91–92
United States Rubber, 328
Universal Exposition, 321
U.S. Air Services, 475, 496, 500
U.S. Bobbin and Shuttle, 328
Van Cleve, John, 22, 113
Van Cleve, Margaret, 22, 113
Van Cleve bicycles, 113, 204
Van Deman, Mrs. Ralph, 408–9
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 409, 410
vanes, 443, 459, 460
Veiru, John W., 137
Verrazano, Giovanni da, 192
Viana, Marquis de, 381
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, 387, 388
Victory, John, 524
Ville de Paris, 342
Vinci, Leonardo da, 56, 152, 419
Vin Fizz, 439
Vinson, Fred, 528
Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst, Der (Lilienthal), 142–43
Voisin, Charles, 342–43, 369
Voisin, Gabriel, 319–23, 336, 342–43, 362, 364, 369
Voisin-Delagrange I, 343
Voisin-Farman I, 343–44
Vuia, Trajan, 324
Vuia II, 324
Waddell, T. N., 280
“Wagerechte Lage Während des Gleitfluges, Die” (Wright), 202–3
Walcott, Charles D., 257, 485–88, 490–93
Walker, John Brisbane, 328
Walker, Percy, 302
Wallace, Charles S., 372
Wanamaker, Rodman, 407
war bonds, 478
War Department, U.S., 192–94, 304–5, 309, 310, 311, 314, 331–32, 392, 397, 446
War Ministry, French, 309–10, 311, 322, 333–35. 337–40, 446–47, 460
Warner, Edward, 516–17
War Office, British, 291, 294–95, 304–6, 311–12, 388
Warren, Lindsay, 505, 506, 507
Washington, George, 504, 527
Washington, Martha, 528
Washington Evening Star, 374
Washington Herald, 499
Washington School, 58
Watson, Thomas, 349, 350
Waubeck Island, 478
Wayside Inn, 507
Weather Bureau, U.S., 220, 329, 524
Weaver, Bishop, 68
Weaver, Henry M., Sr., 308–9, 315, 327
Webbert, Charles, 116, 508
Webbert, Henry, 298, 300
Webster, Noah, 508
Weed, Thurlow, 29
Weiller, Lazare, 349, 354, 362, 381, 383, 388, 405, 433, 440
Weisskopf, Gustav, 498–501, 502
Wells, H. G., 399
Welsh, Art L., 11, 427, 435, 436, 437, 451, 458
Wenham, Francis Herbert, 149, 177, 247
Werthner, William, 94, 279
Westcott, Bob, 264, 266, 268, 355
West Dayton, Ohio, 45–47, 96–99, 107, 298, 452–54, 510
West Dayton Evening Item, 97–100, 104, 159
Western College, 31, 60
Western Society of Engineers, 218–19, 253, 281, 416, 417
Western Union, 270, 271
West Side News, 96–97, 101, 104
Wetmore, Alexander, 524, 526–27, 528
Wheeler, Esther, 57–58
Wheeler, Monroe, 404
Whitehead, Charles, 500
Whitehead, Gustav, 498–501, 502
White Wing, 353, 360
Whiting, Kenneth, 435
Wilhelm II, Kaiser of Germany, 307, 339, 340, 406
Willard, Charles, 402
Williams, Alexander, 402
Williams, H. S., 46
Wilson, Maurice, 450
Wilson, Woodrow, 465, 469, 471, 473
windmills, 172–73, 175–76
wind pressure (CP), 180
wind tunnels, 149, 177, 222–28, 224, 230, 231, 234, 235, 237, 238, 242, 254, 371, 473, 512, 516
wind velocity, 178, 182–83, 189, 196, 197, 203
wings, 114
bat, 260
bird, 172–73, 176
cambered, 176, 179, 180, 197, 210–11, 221–22, 226–27, 280, 295, 318, 320, 497
cathedral arch of, 196
design of, 166, 169, 170, 172–73, 176, 178–80, 196, 210–11, 222–28, 235, 243, 255, 295, 320, 401–2
dihedral angle of, 169, 170, 196, 319, 324, 383
fabric covering of, 183, 187, 187, 199, 232, 255, 352, 397, 400
folding, 206, 233
helical twist of, 172–73, 198, 200, 201, 299
multiple, 153–54, 168, 239, 262, 276
oscillating, 239, 249
span and surface of, 138, 139, 172, 188, 203, 235, 241, 295, 320
tandem, 139, 153, 155, 322
wing-warping system, 201, 232, 267, 295, 318–20, 324, 338, 353
Wrights’ development of, 198, 200, 213, 214–15, 235–36, 246, 251, 253–54, 255, 383–84. 396, 419–20, 441, 451–52, 462
Winkley, Erastus E., 423, 447
women’s rights, 41, 51, 88, 89, 121, 392
Wood, Robert, 142–45
Woodland Cemetery, 82, 450, 480, 525
World’s Columbian Exposition, 150–52, 184, 248, 371
World War I, 436, 457, 461, 464, 466, 498, 511
aircraft of, 461, 464, 469–70
World War II, 15, 436, 446, 478, 520
Wright, Asahel (great-uncle), 22, 23–24, 105
Wright, Bertha Ellwyn (niece), 71, 128
Wright, Catherine Louise (niece), 69–70, 128
Wright, Catherine Reeder (grandmother), 22–23, 24–25, 27, 35, 38, 39, 40
Wright, Dan (grandfather), 21, 22–23, 27, 28, 39, 40, 79
appearance and personality of, 25–26
Milton on, 25
Wright, Dan (great-grandfather), 21, 22
Wright, George (uncle), 23
Wright, Harvey (uncle), 22, 26, 27
Wright, Helen Margaret (niece), 60, 71, 128
Wright, Herbert (nephew), 71, 128–30
Wright, Horace “Buster” (nephew), 89, 125, 127, 443, 480
Wright, Ida (sister), 47
Wright, Ivonette “Netta” Stokes, 89, 125
Wright, John Quincy, 19
Wright, Kate (aunt), 23
Wright, Katharine (sister), 30, 38, 71, 72, 107, 386, 480, 483
birth of, 48
childhood of, 48–49, 50, 55, 60, 62, 65, 66, 77, 83, 87
correspondence of, 91, 117, 122–24, 162, 184, 214, 236, 510
death of, 483
education of, 88–89, 91. 92, 94, 104, 116, 119–20, 120, 157, 160, 279, 385, 525
European trips of, 385–90, 386, 402, 405–6, 409, 451–52
family role of, 87–89, 90, 91–92, 121–25, 157
friends of, 119–20, 120, 123, 173, 379, 408
health of, 123
household responsibilities of, 87–89, 91, 92, 121–22, 123–25, 157, 359, 360
humor of, 103, 120
loneliness of, 122–23, 236
marriage of, 482–83
men as seen by, 119–21, 204, 379
Milton and, 60, 87–89, 90, 91–92, 120, 122, 123, 124–25, 163, 509
nickname of, 50
Orville and, 49, 50, 65, 125, 157, 159, 190–91, 371–72, 377–80, 450–52, 475, 476, 477, 482–83, 488–89
Orville’s break with, 482–83
passenger flight of, 386
personality of, 119–25, 387
public interest in, 387
teaching job of, 91, 121, 122, 377, 426
White House visit of, 391–92
Wilbur and, 14, 48–49, 50, 104–5, 125, 186, 218, 219, 335, 359, 360
Wilbur’s bequest to, 71, 450
Wright, Lorin (brother), 39, 47, 48, 49, 57, 73, 74, 75, 88, 89
children of, 89, 125–28, 157–58, 443, 476
Dayton life of, 73, 89, 102
death of, 480
early married life of, 89
education of, 64, 89
family bookkeeping by, 40
financial situation of, 64, 89
jobs of, 64, 66, 89
Kansas frontier life of, 72, 73, 77, 83, 89
on Wilbur, 118
Wilbur’s bequest to, 71, 450
Wright Brothers and, 109, 188, 239, 270, 271, 273, 378, 391, 395, 443, 444, 476, 483, 489, 515
Wright, Lulu Billheimer, 69–71, 104, 128–30, 164
Wright, Milton (father), 20, 126, 393
birth of, 23–24, 65
bishopric of, 52, 60–63, 67, 69, 78, 82, 85–86, 215–18
boyhood of, 24–27
church career of, 12, 26, 27–28, 31, 35–38, 39–43, 51–52, 60–64, 67–69, 78–82, 83–86, 103, 215–18
church censure of, 217–18
church struggles of, 12, 41–43, 63, 67–69, 78–82, 119, 302, 402
circuit travel of, 35–38, 39, 40, 52, 54–55, 60, 63, 69, 78, 81, 86, 88, 90, 104, 128, 150–51, 157, 160
correspondence of, 21, 36, 37, 38, 39, 48, 53, 54–55, 87, 88, 90–91, 113, 124, 338
courtship of, 31, 35, 37
death of, 479–80
diaries of, 32, 35, 38, 74–75, 76, 77, 82, 124, 327, 376–77, 448, 449, 450
editorial positions of, 43, 45, 47, 51–52, 63–64, 65, 67, 69
educational beliefs of, 30–31, 56–58, 128
family sense of, 20–21, 31, 86–87, 90–92, 124–25
flood rescue of, 453
genealogical interests of, 21, 32, 480
grandparenting of, 125, 126, 127, 128, 157–58, 173
illnesses of, 31, 37
income of, 30, 39, 47, 64, 67, 124
marriage of, 20–21, 38, 40
only flight of, 11–12, 19, 428
ordination of, 12, 30, 35
parenting of, 47, 48, 49, 53, 60, 157, 184
personality of, 12–13, 20–21, 20, 26–27, 30–31, 33, 35, 41–42, 60–62, 67, 103, 123, 124
preaching of, 26, 30, 37, 40, 51
principles of, 13–14, 20, 26, 27, 30, 40, 41–42, 51, 62, 67, 68, 69, 78, 83, 88, 128, 450
publishing interests of, 63–64, 85, 89, 96, 215–18
real estate investments of, 40, 45, 47, 71
record keeping of, 48
religious calling of, 26, 27–28, 30–31, 42, 86
retirement of, 103, 302
teaching experience of, 30–31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 57, 60
Wilbur’s bequest to, 450
Wright, Milton (nephew), 57, 89, 125–28, 126, 157–58, 173, 528
Wright, Orville, 2, 48, 59, 95, 281, 474, 480, 514
aeronautical interests of, 56–57, 160–61, 162–64
American Wright Company presidency of, 451, 455–56, 460–61, 463–68
appearance of, 2, 13–14, 59, 472
Army demonstration flights of, 372–78, 376, 395–99. 397, 408, 445, 451, 456 articles by, 242–43, 360–61, 362
automotive interest of, 114, 513–14
biographies of, 48, 451, 475–76, 516–21
biography rejected by, 475–76, 517–18
birth of, 48, 509
childhood of, 48–50, 52–60, 59, 65, 77
consulting work of, 466, 469, 471
cooking skills of, 104, 116, 125, 479
correspondence of, 50, 53, 100, 111, 188–89, 190–91, 193–94. 198, 209–10, 240, 258, 337–38, 475, 491, 495
death of, 121, 484, 524
diaries of, 261
dirigible ride of, 406
domestic interests of, 477–81
duty vs. inclinations of, 472–73
education of, 58–60, 93–94, 95, 95, 279, 504
effect of Wilbur’s death on, 450–51, 456
estate of, 525
European trips of, 339–44, 385–90, 402, 405–6, 409, 433–34, 440, 451–52, 477
fame of, 472–73, 502–4
family feeling of, 480–83, 515–16
first glider flights of, 237–38, 240–41
first passenger flight of, 374
first powered flight of, 265–70, 485, 528, 529
flying accidents of, 124, 163, 237, 238, 283, 285, 296, 375–78, 384, 395, 396–97, 444, 456 friends of, 455, 456, 460, 468–69, 471, 475–76, 488–89, 503, 512, 517, 527
funeral of, 524–25
genealogical interests of, 480
honorary degrees awarded to, 502, 503
illnesses of, 157, 159–60, 448, 449, 478, 523–24
interviews with, 472, 475–76, 519
inventions of, 15, 459–60, 471–72, 513–14
inventive instincts of, 15, 53, 94, 96, 105, 111, 113, 114, 238–239, 477–78, 479, 5I3–16
laboratory of, 468, 471, 475, 512–13, 521
language study of, 261
last flight piloted by, 470
leadership qualities lacking in, 455–56, 464, 473. 474
mandolin playing of, 117, 239, 510
Milton on, 14, 53, 113, 163
mischievousness of, 14, 48, 93, 119, 125, 476, 480–82, 515
motivation of, 455
nickname of, 50, 120
personality of, 14–15, 35, 52–53, 58, 65, 93, 94, 125–27, 359, 455, 464, 472–73, 480–82
personal style of, 2, 13–14, 112, 359, 387, 393, 472
practical jokes played by, 14, 119, 125, 476, 480–81
printing and publishing interests of, 90, 94, 103, 104–5
private world created by, 475–82
public relations value of, 470, 474
public reverence for, 472
real estate owned by, 476–79
recuperation from injuries by, 377, 379, 380, 384, 385, 386, 456
recurring pain of, 380, 456, 476
service on boards and commissions by, 473–74, 474
shyness of, 14–15, 35, 119, 371–72, 455, 472–73
small-scale projects of, 513–16
summer retreat of, 476, 478–79
technical conservatism of, 457
tributes to, 472, 502, 521, 524–25
wartime commission of, 469–70
water takeoff and landing of, 458
wealth of, 466, 468, 525
Wilbur on, 49–50, 103, 105, 372, 377, 395
Wilbur’s bequest to, 450
will of, 520, 525, 526–27
women and, 119, 371
Wright, Otis (brother), 47
Wright, Porter (great-uncle), 22, 25
Wright, Reuchlin (brother), 39, 47, 48, 49, 70, 74, 449
children of, 60, 71, 128–30, 480
correspondence of, 71–72, 113, 450
death of, 480
early married life of, 69–72, 77, 83, 89, 104
education of, 60, 64, 89
family alienation of, 60, 70, 71–72, 90, 91, 450
financial situation of, 64, 69, 71–72
health of, 71, 89
jobs of, 64, 66, 70–71
rebelliousness of, 60
Wilbur’s bequest to, 71–72, 450
Wright, Samuel (ancestor), 21–22
Wright, Samuel (cousin), 19
Wright, Samuel Smith (uncle), 22, 26, 27
Wright, Sarah (aunt), 23
Wright, Sarah (great-grandmother), 22
Wright, Susan Koerner (mother), 32–36, 479
birth of, 32, 480
childbearing of, 38, 39, 40, 47–48
correspondence of, 32, 37, 66, 69
courtship of, 31, 35, 37
death of, 32, 38, 82, 83, 87, 89, 93, 95
health of, 38, 63, 65, 75, 77, 81, 82, 87, 108
marriage of, 20–21, 38, 40
mechanical aptitude of, 33, 34
Milton on, 35, 38, 77, 82
parenting of, 49, 53, 58, 82
personality of, 33–35, 34, 38, 53, 87
religious faith of, 33, 38
Wilbur’s care of, 75, 77, 78, 81, 93
Wright, Wilbur, 2, 281, 367
aeronautical experiments of, 172–75
aeronautical interests of, 56–57, 159, 160–68
animated windmill concept of, 172–73
appearance of, 2, 13, 14, 40, 61, 332
athletic ability of, 65, 74, 75, 518
balloon ride of, 336, 363
birth of, 40, 148, 507
childhood of, 48–50, 52–60, 61
correspondence of, 50, 71, 91–92, 104, 105, 109–10, 129–30, 161–63, 174, 180, 181, 184, 200, 201, 236, 253–54, 265, 277, 278–79, 293. 311
death of, 15, 49, 71, 163, 449–51, 477, 504, 509
depressions of, 15, 50, 75, 76–77, 81, 89
diaries of, 186, 336, 355, 364
drawings and charts of, 219, 232
education of, 58–60, 64–65, 74–75, 74, 279, 504
engineering intellect of, 165–67, 169–70, 171–74, 200, 449, 516
estate of, 71–72, 450
European trips of, 90, 118, 124, 127–28, 163, 312, 332–42, 364–70, 440–42
first public flights of, 90, 366–70, 367, 380–90
flying accident of, 358
foreign impressions about, 332, 336, 368–69
funeral of, 449–50
gifts and bequests of, 71–72
glider flights of, 162, 188–90, 198–200, 208–9, 210, 211–12, 238
hockey accident of, 74–76, 78, 108, 518
humor of, 186, 385–86, 387, 390
illnesses of, 50, 74–77, 107–8, 110, 354, 447–49
industrial accident of, 366
initial aeronautical leadership of, 162–64
last flights piloted by, 409, 428
last will of, 49, 71–72, 449
lectures of, 14, 15, 166, 171, 218–19, 230 253, 281, 416, 417
Milton and, 78, 79, 80–81, 87, 90–92, 103, 183–84, 187–88, 215, 216, 218, 402, 450
Milton on, 15, 40, 77, 124, 163, 225, 448, 449
motion-picture footage of, 387, 388
nickname of, 50
Orville on, 198, 213, 228
Orville compared to, 2, 14–15, 163, 455, 516
passengers carried on flights by, 381–82,
382, 385, 386-, 387
personality of, 14, 15, 16, 76, 117–19, 164, 165, 214, 302, 449, 455
personal style of, 2, 219, 359, 387, 393
photographers confronted by, 396–97
pilots trained by, 383, 385, 386, 387–88, 408
prizes won by, 380–81, 383, 385
psychological observations about, 302, 518
publications of, 78, 79, 80, 95, 202–3, 230, 231–32, 247, 446
reading habits of, 15, 53, 75, 77–78, 97, 335
romance rumors about, 118, 119
self-analysis of, 164, 301
stress experienced by, 365–67, 447, 451, 455
study and research of, 160–62, 164–68, 169–70, 174, 177–80
teaching ambitions of, 15, 76, 110
tributes to, 449–50
uncertainty of, 213, 214–15, 218, 301
women and, 117–19, 218–19
Wright, William (uncle), 19, 23, 27, 28, 75
Milton’s correspondence with, 31, 36, 37, 39