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Indiana - A HISTORY (Paperback)
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Indiana - A HISTORY (Paperback)
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Loot Price R476
Discovery Miles 4 760
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For much of Indiana's history, its distinctiveness has lain in its
typicality. It has embodied--and continues to embody--values and
behavior that are specifically American. In the late eighteenth
century Indiana was the heart of the Old Northwest, a vast area
conceived as a preserve where independent farmers and their
families could live free from the shadow of slavery. During the
Civil War, the state found itself divided, with Indianans'
allegiances split between Southern partisans and zealous Yankees.
Throughout this period, the workshops and farms of Indiana
continued to provide the growing nation with food and other
necessities. Countless small towns prospered; Indianapolis grew,
and Gary, on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, became synonymous
with steel production, symbolizing the industrial might of America.
Readers all over the country embraced the writings of Indianans
such as James Whitcomb Riley and Booth Tarkington, while Indiana's
painters disseminated iconic and idyllic images of America. This
comprehensive history traces the history of the Hoosier state,
revealing its most significant contributions to the nation as a
whole, while also exploring the unique character of its land and
people. Howard H. Peckham relates recent changes in Indiana as a
variety of ethnic and racial groups have come seeking a share in
the good life, enriching and redefining this ever-changing state
for the new millennium.
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