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Ohio, home of the Wright brothers : birthplace of aviation /
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 pi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
Louis L. Chmiel,
[2013]
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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. |
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"The genealogical chronicle of an Ohio pioneer family and the invention of the airplane, 1776-1948." |
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787 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780615800714 0615800718 |