Indiana History: A Book of ReadingsThese readings provide an overview of Indiana history based upon primary and secondary acounts of significant events and personalities. This treasure trove includes work by George Rogers Clark, Emma Lou Thornbrough, George Ade, Dan Wakefield, and many more. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A POETIC QUESTION William Herschdl | 7 |
The First Inhabitants | 15 |
The First Europeans | 22 |
The Era of the American Revolution 17631789 | 36 |
A Participant Writes | 45 |
An Enlightened Western Policy | 52 |
Harrison Tecumseh and Territorial Politics | 59 |
Manufacturing and Industry | 200 |
The New Century | 213 |
Roads and Rails | 221 |
Inventions | 235 |
The State Centennial | 244 |
Practitioners of the Art | 250 |
Autobiographical Excerpts | 263 |
The Tradition Continues | 276 |
SLAVERY IN THE INDIANA TERRITORY Jacob Piatt Dunn | 67 |
The Battle of Tippecanoe | 77 |
The Nineteenth State | 87 |
Life on the Indiana Frontier | 93 |
Cultural Centers of the 1820s | 106 |
Transportation Problems and Plans | 121 |
Pioneer Agriculture | 134 |
The Era of the Civil War | 143 |
The Impact of War upon Indiana | 155 |
Postwar Patterns | 171 |
Into the Modern Era | 185 |
Life in the Capital City | 192 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Indiana History: A Book of Readings |
| Editor | Ralph D. Gray |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 1994 |
| ISBN | 025332629X, 9780253326294 |
| Length | 442 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) |
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