Book Used by Milton Wright, "English Synonymes Classified and Explained," 1860

THF250492 / Book Used by Milton Wright, "English Synonymes Classified and Explained," 1860 / front cover
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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1860

Creator Notes

Written by G. F. Graham and published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, New York.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.792.58

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Brown
Black (Color)