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Over the course of a century, the Boeing Company has grown from a small outfit operating out of a converted boathouse-producing a single pontoon plane made from canvas and wood-into the world's largest aerospace company. The thrilling story of the celebrated organization is one filled with ambition, ingenuity and a passion to exceed expectations.In this lavishly illustrated book, published to coincide with Boeing's 100th anniversary, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Russ Banham recounts the tale of a company and an industry like no other-one that has put men on the moon, defended the free world and changed the way we live.
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Russ Banham is a Pulizer Prize-nominated journalist and the author of twenty-three books, including The Ford Century, Coors: A Rocky Mountain Legend, Wanderlust, and The Fight for Fairfax.
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Over the course of a century, the Boeing Company has grown from a small outfit operating out of a converted boathouse—producing a single pontoon plane made from canvas and wood—into the world's largest aerospace company. The thrilling story of the celebrated organization is one filled with ambition, ingenuity and a passion to exceed expectations.
In this lavishly illustrated book, published to coincide with Boeing's 100th anniversary, Pulitzer Prize–nominated author Russ Banham recounts the tale of a company and an industry like no other—one that has put men on the moon, defended the free world and changed the way we live.
