French-born and self-trained civil engineer Octave Chanute designed America's two largest stockyards, created innovative and influential structures such as the Kansas City Bridge over the previously "unbridgeable" Missouri River, and was a passionate aviation pioneer whose collaborative approach to aeronautical engineering problems helped the Wright brothers take flight. Drawing on a rich trove of archival material and exclusive family sources, "Locomotive to Aeromotive" is the first detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to the fields of engineering and...
French-born and self-trained civil engineer Octave Chanute designed America's two largest stockyards, created innovative and influential structures su...