Dayton, Ohio pulses with a distinctive spirit of innovation. The book is a compelling tribute to the development of that spirit. This city is the proud home of powered aviation and a cornucopia of other inventions. The author's vivid chronicle starts long efore the days of the Wright brothers. From prehistoric times to the first struggling settlement, through more than two centuries of civic expansion, readers witness the full span of Dayton's history in one richly illustrated volume
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Lester A. Reingold has written several hundred articles, most of them dealing with the world of flight. His work has appeared in publications such as Air & Space/Smithsonian, the Washington Post, USA Today, American Heritage of Invention & Technology, and Conde Nast Travelor. He is a commentator on National Public Radio and a feature writer for DiscoveryChannel.com. In 2003, the centennial year of flight, American Heritage Magazine published a profile of Dayton by Reingold that won numerous awards for non-fiction. Reingold is a guest lecturer in the gradute writing program at Johns Hopkins University. He holds a master's in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's in history, summa cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis.
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