Pendulum II: The Story of America's Three Aviation Pioneers: Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Glenn Curtiss

Profile: G.J. (Jack) Carpenter Jr., a Southern California native, since his youth has been interested in "what actually happened" (e.g., at Illinois College he had a private interview with Russia's Aleksandr Kerensky). An Eagle Scout, he was in Naval aviation training when World War II ended and 19 when commissioned a Naval officer and BNS-degreed from Notre Dame. Then, though accepted at Harvard, he earned an MBA at Stanford. His career includes marketing, management, residential development in Southern California and New England, and antiques and fine art. Since 1974 he's written of early aviation history: author of PENDULUM, PENDULUM II, co-author of WALDO: Pioneer Aviator; creator of the early aviation site: www.GlennHCurtiss.com .Jack Carpenter is the author of 'Pendulum II: The Story of America's Three Aviation Pioneers: Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Glenn Curtiss' with ISBN 9780960073627 and ISBN 0960073620.