"In presenting documents that help Ohio's rich history come alive in the minds of its readers, this book has purposely sought to provide eyewitness, first-person narratives that will make the reader want to turn the page and keep on reading. At the same time, mindful of the significance of guideposts basic to our understanding of the development of the state, care has been taken to include those documents such as constitutions, laws, and ordinances that have truly made a difference in the shaping of our institutions and the lives of our people." "With informative and accessible introductions to each document, editors Shriver and Wunderlin have produced a book of record that reveals the source of Ohio's heritage."--BOOK JACKET.再读一些...
Pt. 1. From the Dawn of History to Reconstruction. I. Native Americans and the First Europeans: The Dawn of History of the Peoples between Lake Eric and Ohio River. II. Rival Claims and Successive Wars: The Struggle for Control of the Ohio Country. III. An "Empire of Liberty": Planning the Growth of a New Nation. IV. Territorial Government, the Indian Wars, and the Quest for Statehood. V. The Frontier State. VI. From Trails to Rails: The Passing of Pioneer Life. VII. Religion, Education, and Social Reform. VIII. The Antislavery Crusade. IX. Civil War and Reconstruction --
Pt. 2. The Gilded Age to the Present. X. Politics, Law, and Society in Ohio's Gilded Age. XI. Agriculture and Industry in the Gilded Age. XII. Progressivism in Ohio.
edited by Phillip R. Shriver and Clarence E. Wunderlin, Jr.
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"In presenting documents that help Ohio's rich history come alive in the minds of its readers, this book has purposely sought to provide eyewitness, first-person narratives that will make the reader want to turn the page and keep on reading. At the same time, mindful of the significance of guideposts basic to our understanding of the development of the state, care has been taken to include those documents such as constitutions, laws, and ordinances that have truly made a difference in the shaping of our institutions and the lives of our people." "With informative and accessible introductions to each document, editors Shriver and Wunderlin have produced a book of record that reveals the source of Ohio's heritage."--BOOK JACKET.
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