Grand Eccentrics: Turning the Century: Dayton and the Inventing of America (Ohio)
"Grand Eccentrics...a delightfully entertaining six-way biography of men whose talents and vision fundamentally changed the world.  Bernstein's subjects are a colorful (and sometimes just plain odd) collection of self-made individuals whose contributions were astounding.  InGrand EccentricsBernstein offers a look back at a time of breathtaking change wrought by exceptional minds.  RECOMMENDED."-- ClevelandPlain Dealer"Turn-of-the-century Dayton was an extraordinary place, filled with people who could exercise an enormous impact on the nation and the world.  For those who doubt this, I recommendGrand Eccentrics, a fascinating account of an unconventional group who helped to shape the history of the 20th century."-- Tom D. Crouch; Senior Curator, Aeronautics    National Air and Space Museum"It's a wonderful book!... a tour de force."Professor George Knepper [Author:Ohio and Its People]University of Akron