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Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Today Indianapolis is a city more diverse and culturally rich than ever before. Baer tells the story of people from around the world who chose Indiana's capital for their home, from the Delaware Indians who lived in the area until they moved west in 1818, to refugees from war-town countries such as Vietnam.
2) The Irish
Author
Series
Peopling Indiana volume 1
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The history of the Irish in Indiana is intricately woven into the fabric of the state's history. The Irish first arrived in Indiana along with the fur traders in the 1700s. In the 1800s many Irish immigrants struggled to create new lives as they built Indiana's early canals, roads, and railroads. As Indiana progressed, so did the Irish. Today, Hoosiers of Irish origin can be found in all facets of Indiana society from business and medicine to law...
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