Book Used by Milton Wright, "Elocution," 1845
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Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1845
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Kentucky, Louisville
Creator Notes
Written by C. P. Bronson and published by Morton and Griswold, Louisville, Kentucky.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.106
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Canvas
Cloth
Color
Brown
Blue
White (Color)
Inscriptions
on spine: Bronson on first page: Milton Wright / Milton Wright Orange Fo. Fayette Co. Ind.
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