March 8, 2026 – Recommended by the Wright B Flyer Museum in Dayton, Ohio, The Bishop’s Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (1989) by Tom D. Crouch is a comprehensive, impeccably researched account of Wilbur and Orville Wright’s lifelong quest to conquer human, powered flight. The title is interesting in that it recognizes their father, Bishop Milton Wright. In addition to telling the story of how two brothers who never married devoted their entire lives to building a flying machine, the book also details the boys’ upbringing and their family life as their father preached and also battled his church, the United Brethren in Christ. At 529 pages, the book is not a quick read but well worth it.