This is the land of Hoosiers. Of George Rogers Clark’s conquest
at Vincennes, a key victory for the Revolution. Of covered bridges.
A fledgling automobile industry. Notre Dame. The National Road and
the Lincoln Highway and Carl Fisher. Cole Porter. The Milwaukee
Steamer and the Rumely Oil Pull Tractor. Riverboats on the Wabash
and the Ohio. The Wabash and Erie Canal. Interurbans. James
Whitcomb Riley and George Ade. Small towns and big cities. Street
Fair Days in Peru. The first state capitol at Corydon. Steel in
Gary. Evansville’s Municipal Market. Airmail by balloon. Union
Station in Indianapolis and the Indy 500. Dunes along the Lake
Michigan coast. Gandy dancers, circus parades, rollerskate
basketball. Of sugar beets, sugar maples, and soybeans. This
is Historic Photos of Indiana, filled with nearly 200
photographs reproduced in vivid black-and-white, with captions and
introductions, showing the reader the places, people, and events
that helped shape the lore and history of the Hoosier State.
General
Imprint: |
Turner Publishing, Inc.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Historic Photos |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
First published: |
2010 |
Text writers: |
Scott M. Bushnell
|
Dimensions: |
254 x 254 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
206 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59652-553-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
|
LSN: |
1-59652-553-3 |
Barcode: |
9781596525535 |
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