Ohio and Its PeopleIn 1989, when Ohio and Its People was first published, the state was still reeling from severe economic blows. Now its economy is resurgent. Its cities have made great progress in renewing portions of their downtowns and, in some cases, their neighborhoods. |
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Ohio and its people
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictA major, full-length, one-volume history of the Buckeye State. Knepper shows that Ohio has not been dominated by one set of factors over others. Rather its history is that of the most "middle'' of the ... Read full review
Contents
A Favored Land I | 1 |
The Contest for Control of the Ohio Country | 24 |
Creating the Northwest Territory | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ohio and Its People |
| Author | George W. Knepper |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Kent State University Press, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 23, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0873385950, 9780873385954 |
| Length | 532 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / General |
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