Higher: 100 Years of Boeing

by Russ Banham

“A lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched overview of the aerospace giant’s first century.” —Aviation Week   Over the course of a century, the Boeing Company grew 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 filled with ambition, ingenuity, and a passion to exceed expectations.   In this extensively illustrated book, 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.   “Higher ably commemorates Boeing’s enduring achievement, gliding nimbly through its triumphs of design, engineering and manufacture and, not least, its memorable contributions to wars won.” —The Wall Street Journal

Genres: Aviation, Nonfiction

261 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 4, 2015

Reviews

[Maximus Thurston · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like this book has a really detailed explanation from the beginnings to the modern age. For example the biplanes to the 787 and space. I found it really fascinating that just one man with the imagination of flying started a big company building airplanes. It has good pictures to show how some of the aircraft looks like and explain what they were for. It also did not just say the good things throughout the life of Boeing company, it included that they sometimes struggled financially with barely any sales. It also showed the competition that Boeing had. Overall this is really good book of Boeing history and I do recommend it to anyone who likes airplanes.

[Michael A. Simmons, Sr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aviation pioneer

A concise history of aviation pioneer, Boeing. Interesting history of a great aviation entrepreneur who risked it all many times to expand the frontiers of flight. An informative read.

[Greg Cagle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reads like a corporate brochure. No detail, no depth.

[Jose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent history, beautiful photography,great history of a great company and love the slipcase it comes in. Excellent presentation.

[Ethan Mellott · Rating 5 out of 5]

really good book. i like that it goes over the whole history and not just
1 model which is cool. but it did not talk a lot about airbus.

[Oscar Hermawan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, as an aviation enthusiast, I truly have to say I love this book!!! It reveals the Boeing history, its business up and down, also a little bit of technology information in the aviation slash aerospace industry. If you had a chance to read the book, you would had taken back to 100 years ago when everything just started. And after you finished reading it, you will accept the facts that Boeing is the best in its industry. I also feel that somehow, the writer give credits to all the people who works with Boeing for their accomplishment through determination and hard work. Anyway, I read the Kindle version and I wasn't really satisfied with the page formatting.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a Boeing employee for the last 11 years, I enjoyed most of this book quite a bit. The many pictures were quite a draw. I have a few differing opinions on some of the things that happened in the last chapter especially, having lived through it but as an inspirational rah-rah look at the company, this book does it's job.