The Wright Brothersby David McCullough. The brothers who, if not exactly invented flight, refined the theory and technology that created the modern era were, amazingly, bicycle mechanics in Dayton, Ohio. The outstanding narrative historian David McCullough captures all the failures and triumphs of Or...
Lee ordered 150 Confederate guns to bombard the Union center. Then, Picket led his men forward. From behind stone walls, the Union infantry opened fire. It was a disaster. The Northern Vermont, New York, and Ohio regiments swooped