Book Used by Milton Wright, "French Echo," 1870

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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

1870

Creator Notes

Written by SJames H. Worman and published by A.S. Barnes & Company, New York, New York.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.792.107

Credit

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

Material

Canvas
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black (Color)

Inscriptions

on second page: No. 30 / Milton Wright
Book Used by Milton Wright, "French Echo," 1870