The Wright Company : from invention to industry /
"Fresh from successful flights before royalty in Europe, and soon after thrilling hundreds of thousands of people by flying around the Statue of Liberty, in the fall of 1909 Wilbur and Orville Wright decided the time was right to begin manufacturing their airplanes for sale. Backed by Wall Stre...
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Ohio University Press,
2014
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Table of Contents:
- "We will devote ... our time to experimental work": creating the Wright company
- Bringing an aeroplane factory to Dayton
- "A substantial, commodious, thoroughly modern factory": the Wright company enters the market
- "Our machines are sold on their merits": patents, profits, and controversy
- World records for Wright aviators: the exhibition department
- To change or not to change: creating new airplanes and new pilots
- Turning buyer attention the company way: advertising
- Managing the Wrights' company
- "It is something I have wanted to do for many months": exit Orville
- Epilogue: The Wright company's legacy.
