Book Used by the Wright Family, "Poetical Works of Robert Burns," 1856
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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
1856
Creators
Place of Creation
United Kingdom, England, London
United Kingdom, England, London
Creator Notes
Written by Robert Burns and published by George Routledge and Sons, London, England.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.154
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Canvas
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)
Handwriting
Color
Blue
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Inscriptions
in pencil inside front cover: From Mother
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