Book Used by Milton Wright, "McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide, or Fifth Reader," 1853
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Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. 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.
Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. 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
1853
Creators
McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Written by William Holmes McGuffey and published by Winthrop B. Smith and Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.105
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Leather
Color
Brown
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Inscriptions
inside back cover: M Wright
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