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5) A home in the woods: pioneer life in Indiana : Oliver Johnson's reminiscences of early Marion County
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Indiana Historical Society publications volume 16, no. 2
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English
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English
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Which section of the country did most pioneers of early Indiana come from when this section of the country first opened up for settlement?
Col. Cockrum, who spent his life living on the old family homestead in Indiana, patiently gathered material from private sources for fifty years or more, and his harvest, published in his 1907 book " Pioneer History of Indiana" is most interesting.
This pioneer history covers their manners and customs, the dangers...
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Indiana historical collections volume 3
Indiana historical collections volume v3
Library of American civilization volume LAC 13252
Indiana historical collections volume v3
Library of American civilization volume LAC 13252
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English
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Indiana Historical Society publications volume 18, no. 3
Publications / Indiana Historical Society volume 18, no. 3
Indiana historical collections volume 18, no. 3
Publications / Indiana Historical Society volume 18, no. 3
Indiana historical collections volume 18, no. 3
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English
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Lucile Carr Marshall remembers her ancestors and the stories her father and uncle had heard of the people who had remembered the pioneers.
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Indiana Historical Society publications volume 25, no. 2
Publications - Indiana Historical Society volume 25, no. 2
Publications - Indiana Historical Society volume 25, no. 2
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English
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790L
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English
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In the year 1824, not far from what is now Indianapolis, Indiana, five white men killed a group of nine innocent, peaceful Indians who were camped nearby. Fall Creek, a settlement about 100 miles northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio, was on the frontier of white civilization. The people who lived there had pushed westward to find their own land, enduring hardships, including Indian raids, before reaching their goal. For many years whites had been killing...
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Genealogy and local history volume LH6283
County histories of the Old Northwest. Ser. III Indiana volume no. 75
County histories of the Old Northwest. Ser. III Indiana volume no. 75
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English
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[2002]
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English
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Describes the process of transforming the flora and fauna of nineteenth century Indiana from hunting grounds of Native Americans to commercial agriculture and its supporting industry. The author animates the story with personal experiences of genuine pioneer families.
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