What is the author's perspective in the nonfiction book, The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane?

As with all of his books, Freedman wrote The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane because he was interested in the topic. Freedman is keen on picking topics and people that fascinate him. Freedman also believes in using photography to help tell a story. This technique is used liberally throughout the book.

Freedman manages to interject personal stories and correspondence along with many photographs while not losing the thread of the story. Freedman paints the Wright brothers as genius inventors and heroes yet they are also portrayed as real people.