Book Used by the Wright Family, "Discourses on Doctrinal and Practical Subjects," 1859

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1859

Creator Notes

Written by D. K. Flickinger and William J. Shuey and published by the Printing Establishment of the United Brethren in Christ, Dayton, Ohio.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.792.67

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.

Material

Canvas
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Brown
Gold (Color)