Ohio's Western Reserve

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This volume collects essays and dociiments from a wide selection of sources-many now out of print and difficult to locate-to provide a highly readable story of the settlement and development of the "New Connecticut" region of Ohio. Four divisions in the book logically organize the social, economic, and political study of the region: "Conquest and Settlement: Native Americans to New Englanders"; "The Pioneers: Town Building, Society, and the Emergence of an Economy"; "The Transition Years: Slavery, the Civil War, and the Reserve in National Politics, 1850-1880"; and "A Changing Legacy: Industrialism, Ethnicity, and the Age of Reform." The volume ends in 1920, when the unique features of the Western Reserve of Ohio-the architecture, the landmarks, the New England lifestyle-had largely faded into American history as a result of industrialism, urbanism, and the pressures of a changing ethnic basé. "This book gathers in a single volume 29 diverse essays covering the history of the... Tovább

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This volume collects essays and dociiments from a wide selection of sources-many now out of print and difficult to locate-to provide a highly readable story of the settlement and development of the "New Connecticut" region of Ohio. Four divisions in the book logically organize the social, economic, and political study of the region: "Conquest and Settlement: Native Americans to New Englanders"; "The Pioneers: Town Building, Society, and the Emergence of an Economy"; "The Transition Years: Slavery, the Civil War, and the Reserve in National Politics, 1850-1880"; and "A Changing Legacy: Industrialism, Ethnicity, and the Age of Reform." The volume ends in 1920, when the unique features of the Western Reserve of Ohio-the architecture, the landmarks, the New England lifestyle-had largely faded into American history as a result of industrialism, urbanism, and the pressures of a changing ethnic basé. "This book gathers in a single volume 29 diverse essays covering the history of the Western Reserve from the earliest Indián migrations to the industrial explosion and racial tensions of the 1920s____The volume contains work by somé of the region's best-known writers and historians: Philip R. Shriver on the Indián wars; Harlan Hatcher on railroad building; Allan Peskin on President Garfield's funeral; Grace Goulder Izant on the settlement of Hudson; John J. Grabowski on philanthropy. There are unexpected pleasures like the article from Cleveland Magaziné by Peter Jedick, a Cleveland fireman and free-lance writer, on the mansions that once lined Euclid Avenue... [and the article] by Edward T. Downer on the Civil War prison on Johnson's Island off Sandusky."-Cleveland Plain Dealer "An interesting and useful book The compilers and individual essayists are all clearly qualified for their efforts."-Ohioana Quarlerly "Puts together a fascinating picture of the land we live in."-Ohio Motorist Magaziné Hairy F. Lupold is Emeritus Professor of History at Lakeland Communitv College and Lecturer in History at John CarroII University and Notre Dame College of Ohio. Gladys Haddad is Professor Emerita of American Studies ai Laké Erié College. She is associated with the Western Reserve Historical Society and Adjunct Professor of American Studies at Case Western Reserve Univefsity. Vissza