Author to discuss Katharine Wright and Henry Haskell love story

October 20, 2016

You can learn more about Katharine Wright, Wilbur and Orville鈥檚 sister, during a special program with author Harry Haskell.

Haskell will discuss his new book, 鈥淢aiden Flight鈥 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the 糖心原创 Student Union Endeavour Room. The event is free and open to the public.

The program is presented by the , the and the Friends of the Libraries.

鈥淢aiden Flight鈥 is the fictionalized telling of the love story of Katharine Wright and Henry J. Haskell.

Written by Haskell鈥檚 grandson and namesake, Harry Haskell, the novel is based on personal letters, newspaper reports and other documents of the period, including Katharine鈥檚 lively and extraordinarily revealing love letters to Harry.

Cast in the form of three interwoven first-person 鈥渕emoirs,鈥 the novel allows Wright to step outside of her famous brothers鈥 shadow. Haskell sheds new light on the central role she played in their private lives, as well as on her often misunderstood contribution to her brothers鈥 scientific work.

A special exhibit of Katharine Wright materials from the Wright Brothers Collection of Special Collections and Archives, and from the personal collection of Harry Haskell, will be on display at the event.