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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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History of Indiana volume 5
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In Indiana through Tradition and Change: A History of the Hoosier State and Its People, 1920–1945 (vol. 5, History of Indiana Series), author James H. Madison covers Indiana during the period between World War I and World War II. Madison follows the generally topical organization set by previous volumes in the series, with initial chapters devoted to politics and later chapters to social, economic, and cultural questions. The last chapter provides...
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A collection from the author's newspapers columns written between 1935 and 1940.
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NOW SCATTERED IN SMALL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA, THE EASTERN MIAMI Indians, once a well-known tribe, have lived in under served obscurity since the 1840's. In recent years they have become more visible as they have sought restoration of the treaty rights and have revitalized their culture. The post-removal history of the Indiana Miami tribe is a rich texture of social,legal, and economic history, much enhanced by folklore and a rich series...
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This latest in the ""Regions of America"" series takes us into three heartland states formed in the early 1800's---Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Written by a native of that area, the book is a remarkably sensitive---almost poetic---invocation of the past, a stimulating view of the present. The coming of the French in the Seventeenth Century is particularly interesting, as when Tonty created his settlements and trade centers along the rivers, only to...
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Genealogy and local history volume LH10990
American commonwealths volume 12
American commonwealths volume V. 12
American commonwealths volume 12
American commonwealths volume V. 12
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From discovery, to final settlement of illegality of slavery in the state, about 1820.
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[1992]
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Genealogy, once the hobby of maiden aunts, social climbers, and ancestry snobs, is now the third most popular hobby in the United States, topped only by stamp and coin collecting. The purpose of this book is to present the means and methods for locating elusive ancestors who once lived in Indiana. The book is arranged by resource groups rather than by a chronological history of the state in order to make information about certain records clearer and...
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Genealogy and local history volume LH6324
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History of the underground railroad in Indiana.
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History of Indiana volume 03
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In Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850–1880 (vol. 3, History of Indiana Series), author Emma Lou Thornbrough deals with the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Thornbrough utilized scholarly writing as well as examined basic source materials, both published and unpublished, to present a balanced account of life in Indiana during the Civil War era, with attention given to political, economic, social, and cultural developments. The
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