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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 com pany. The thrilling story of the celebrated organisation 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.
Russ Banham is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and the author of 23 books.

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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 com pany. The thrilling story of the celebrated organisation 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.
Russ Banham is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and the author of 23 books.

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