Book Used by the Wright Family, "The Principles of Greek Grammar," 1852
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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
1852
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Written by Rev. Peter Bullions and published by Pratt, Woodford & Co., New York, New York.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.124
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Leather
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown