The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
Story of unyielding determination, and far-ranging intellectual interest and curiosity.
“They grew up without electricity or indoor plumbing, but with books aplenty, supplied mainly by their preacher father. And they never stopped learning.”
—These lines say a lot about the upbringing of the brothers. And this might have been one of the significant reasons behind the things they achieved.
If I have to summarise this book in one sentence it would be:
“Keep your head down and work for it”.
No matter what happens— Keep at it.
Mother is sick?—Keep at it.
People Mock you?— Keep at it.
People don’t trust you? —Keep at it.
In the end, It all pays.
There’s an address that President Taft delivered for the brothers and in that, there is a line, “You made this discovery by a course that we of America like to feel is distinctly American— by keeping your noses right at the job until you had accomplished what you had determined to do.”
Another thing that played a huge role in brothers’ life was the books they had read because their father was an avid reader—Have more books in your house so that your kids pick books first, phones later.
Will definitely recommend it.
Other articles I’ve written about this book:
The End?
There are very few things in life that ends. Like, even after death—Life continues. So does the struggle for survival.
The Path to Invention
Right now I’m on the 10th chapter of ‘The Wright Brothers’ By David McCullough and there’s a mention of a news article titled, “The Monarchs of the Air” by James A. Edgerton.
Happy Reading!! Enjoy!