Ohio, home of the Wright brothers : birthplace of aviation / Louis L. Chmiel ; edited by Ann Vallo Febus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chmiel, Louis L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wright family.

Wright, Orville, 1871-1948--Family.

Wright, Orville.

Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912--Family.

Wright, Wilbur.

Dayton (Ohio)--History.

Dayton (Ohio).

Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.

Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.

Families.

Ohio--Dayton.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

787 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[United States] : Louis L. Chmiel, [2013]

Summary:

The authors tale is not so much about wings and propellers as it is about five families--the Wright ancestors - who settle in southwestern Ohio and develop an energetic forward-looking civilization founded on technology and democracy. You come to know Wilbur and Orville as the sons of the sons of pioneers and revolutionaries, heroic men and women who customarily bit off more than they could chew and chewed it. Nurtured by strong-willed, educated and supportive parents, the boys land in Dayton, Ohio, ground zero for the Second Industrial Revolution. If ever there were two men primed and pumped for the technological adventure that would become pioneer aviation, it was the Wright brothers.

Contents:

Revolutionary War and settling Ohio, 1776 to 1796

Settling Dayton, 1796 to 1822

Moving to the National Road, 1823 to 1835

Political Ohio emerges, 1836 to 1854

Next generation in the Miami Valley, 1854 to 1869

Fourth generation Ohioans, 1869 to 1895

Centennial Dayton and flight, 1896 to 1909

After the flying, 1910 to 1948.

Notes:

"The genealogical chronicle of an Ohio pioneer family and the invention of the airplane, 1776-1948."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780615800714

0615800718

OCLC:

876137868