Cleveland: The Making of a CityTraces the history of the Ohio city from its days as a frontier settlement, through the coming of industrialization, to 1950. |
Contents
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 18 |
ClevelandBorn Great | 19 |
The Founding 17961799 | 26 |
StoutHearted Men 18001809 | 41 |
Coming of Leaders 18101819 | 61 |
Beginning of Canal Commerce 18201829 | 88 |
A Boom Town Becomes a City 18301839 | 113 |
Trade Trails Stretch Wide 18401849 | 169 |
Wheels Turn Faster 18801889 | 427 |
The Great Nineties 18901899 | 500 |
New CenturyNew Advance 19001909 | 599 |
WarPeaceProgress 19101919 | 679 |
Turbulent Twenties 19201929 | 779 |
Reverses and Reserves 19301939 | 870 |
Greatness Achieved 1940 | 965 |
The Western Reserve | 1062 |
Rails and Red Gold 18501859 | 221 |
Heartaches and Recovery 18601869 | 296 |
The Industrial Age 18701879 | 361 |
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