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Depicts Indiana's magnificent collection of 19th century and early 20th century courthouses, their architects and their history.

On January 9, 2012, the opulent 1884 Seneca County courthouse in Tiffin, Ohio, was dealt a death blow when it came face to face with a wrecking ball. The demolition, enacted by two county commissioners, forever extinguished any hope of renovation for those who fought diligently to save the 127-year-old structure. This book takes the reader on an action-packed, day-to-day pictorial journey from pre-demolition protests to the final farewell of the clock...

"An Army veteran and intelligence agent goes undercover as a janitor at a federal courthouse to pursue his own brand of justice. While McGrath knows that nothing he discovers can undo his past wrongs or save his father, he finds his new calling brings him something else: the chance to right current wrongs and save others. And by doing so--just maybe--to redeem himself. if the powerful and corrupt don't kill him first."-- Provided by publisher.

"In the late nineteenth century, political corruption had plagued Cincinnati for years, and the city repeatedly turned a blind eye to its leaders' depravity. However, a string of murders in the mid-1880s, culminating in the controversial verdict of an 1884 murder trial, sparked a three-day riot during which the Hamilton County courthouse was burned to the ground. This account of the incident serves as a reminder that true freedom and democracy require...