In Westerville, Ohio, 1855, Kate Winter's dreams are almost within reach. As the first woman to graduate from Otterbein College, she'll be guaranteed her deepest wish: escape from the dark secret haunting her family. But with her mother determined to marry her off to a wealthy man, Kate must face reality. She has to run. Now. And she has the perfect plan. Join the upcoming musical performance--and use it to mask her flight. Ben Hanby, Otterbein College's...

"A vivid panorama of the transitional years when Ohio evolved from a raw frontier territory to an established province of an ever-expanding nation." —Booklist
Nowhere on the American frontier was the clash of cultures more violent than on the Ohio frontier. First settled by migrating Native Americans about 1720 and later by white settlers, Ohio became the crucible which set indigenous and military policy throughout the region....

"Big Son is a spirit of the times--the times being 1837. Behind his broad shoulders, shiny hair, and church-organ laugh, Big Son practically made Ohio City all by himself. The feats of this proto-superhero have earned him wonder and whiskey toasts but very little in the way of fortune. And without money, Big cannot become an honest husband to his beloved Cloe (who may or may not want to be his wife, honestly). In pursuit of a steady wage, our hero...

The author, Mann Butler, was one of Kentucky's most prominent early educators. He is best remembered as being the first president of what would become the University of Louisville and he headed the first public school in Kentucky. The author intended to chronicle the history of the area from the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, to the Peace of Ghent, as ratified by the U.S. in 1815, a plan unfortunately thwarted by his untimely death in 1855. Therefore,...

A Quaker family living in Ohio in the early 1800's makes peace with a Shawnee Indian tribe during a very troubled time.

"Explore the history and the documents that describe the history, and location of Zane's Trace. They will explain how 245 years of what was an ultimate transgression of modern progress distorted and lost the location of the first sanctioned road into the territory North and West of the Ohio River. The documents, correspondence, and recollections give context to an overlooked asset of westward settlement in the early 19th century. Learn the names of...