North Omaha History: Volume Two

Adam Fletcher Sasse

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct 15, 2016 - History - 282 pages

From the outset, the third volume of the North Omaha History series shares the history of education in North Omaha, including pioneer schools, Catholic schools, segregated schools, and more go on display. Fletcher Sasse then pays homage to his love of nature borne in North Omaha. The book details each cemetery in the community, as well as the complete history of lead poisoning in North Omaha. It revisits the civil rights movement, as well as other events such as the 1913 Easter Sunday tornado, mob terrorism, and more. The ending of the book includes a few important tours of the community, as well as a massive timeline of North Omaha history and a comprehensive index.

About the author

Adam Fletcher Sasse is author of the North Omaha History Series and the curator of NorthOmahaHistory.com. Growing up in North Omaha for more than a decade, is a graduate from Omaha North High School, class of 1993. He earned a bachelor's degree in education and literature from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and conducted graduate studies in educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Washington. Today, he is president and CEO of CommonAction Consulting, and an internationally recognized motivational speaker. The author of more than 50 publications related to education and social change, he runs the North Omaha History website, and is an administrator of Forgotten Omaha. Adam lives in the Pacific Northwest with his daughter and their cat named Mailbox. Learn more about him at adamfletcher.net.

Bibliographic information

• Title: North Omaha History: Volume Two; Volume 2 of North Omaha History Series
• Author: Adam Fletcher Sasse
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016
• ISBN: 1539578631, 9781539578635
• Length: 282 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)