{"product_id":"sir-henry-royce-establishing-rolls-royce-from-motor-cars-to-aero-engines-paperback","title":"Sir Henry Royce: Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Reese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe life and genius of Henry Royce, the outstanding, retiring, and often tyrannical founder of Rolls-Royce\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Henry Royce was born in 1863 in most modest circumstances when the internal combustion engine was yet to be invented and 40 years were to pass before mans' first powered flight. Despite having just two years' formal education, supplemented at 14 by three years' apprenticeship at the Great Northern Railway Works before being curtailed by lack of funds, in 1881 he succeeded in finding work in the infant electronic industry. By 1884 this brilliant, committed man had branched out on his own, with just  20 capital. From there on, his ferocious work schedules and unbending urge for perfection led to the establishment of Rolls-Royce and the design of superlative cars, followed by aero engines, which would be the finest of their kind in two world wars and set a gold-standard for future aspirants.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER REESE\u003c\/b\u003e spent his career in HM Forces, and since retiring has been a full-time writer, his books including a Scottish best-seller, \u003ci\u003e Transforming the Skies, In Turbulent Skies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Cowboy: The Story of Samuel Cody, Britain's First Airman\u003c\/i\u003e for The History Press. He lives in Aldershot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.13 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765938127136,"sku":"9780750999007","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8d5150ef19201d03edeca93159f62d5c.webp?v=1780283029","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sir-henry-royce-establishing-rolls-royce-from-motor-cars-to-aero-engines-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}