Hoosiers: A New History of IndianaThe story of this Midwestern state and its people, past and present: "An entertaining and fast read." ― Indianapolis Star Who are the people called Hoosiers? What are their stories? Two centuries ago, on the Indiana frontier, they were settlers who created a way of life they passed to later generations. They came to value individual freedom and distrusted government, even as they demanded that government remove Indians, sell them land, and bring democracy. Down to the present, Hoosiers have remained wary of government power and have taken care to guard their tax dollars and their personal independence. Yet the people of Indiana have always accommodated change, exchanging log cabins and spinning wheels for railroads, cities, and factories in the nineteenth century, automobiles, suburbs, and foreign investment in the twentieth. The present has brought new issues and challenges, as Indiana's citizens respond to a rapidly changing world. James H. Madison's sparkling new history tells the stories of these Hoosiers, offering an invigorating view of one of America's distinctive states and the long and fascinating journey of its people. |
Contents
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3 From a Territory to a State 18001816 | 34 |
4 On the Indiana Frontier | 54 |
5 The Evolving Pioneer Economy | 75 |
6 Pioneers and a Better Life | 96 |
7 Pioneer Government and Politics | 118 |
8 The Civil War Comes to Indiana | 143 |
11 The Indiana Way of Politics 18731920 | 213 |
The 1920s | 234 |
13 Depression and War Test Hoosiers 19291945 | 254 |
14 Hoosier Traditions and the Winds of Change | 275 |
15 Government Politics and the People | 302 |
16 Some Thoughts on TwentyFirstCentury Hoosiers | 332 |
Notes | 339 |
Further Reading | 385 |
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