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Indiana: An Interpretation is arguably the best single book about
Indiana. Originally published in 1947, John Bartlow Martin's work
sparked controversy in Indiana for challenging Hoosiers'
assumptions about their history and how they saw themselves and
their state. Although the book only covers the period from the
Civil War to just after World War II, Martin's interpretation of
the Hoosier character, thought, and way of living is still as
relevant today as when it was first written. A new afterword by
Martin biographer Ray E. Boomhower contextualizes the book for
today's readers and reveals why it has become a modern Indiana
classic.
John Bartlow Martin, a freelance writer who had spent long weeks in
northern Wisconsin and Michigan, was struck with the idea of a book
on Michigan's Upper Peninsula when he was there on his wedding
trip. Returning each summer to the area, Martin discovered the
region's diverse history, full of colorful and interesting
personalities and events. The territory has been wilderness, a
haunt of the Chippewas and the Hurons, copper country, iron
country, lumber country, and lastly, a vacation land. Filled with
stories of adventure and daring, Call It North Country recounts the
lives of miners, hunters, trappers, and lumberjacks-- the hardy
breeds who first populated the harsh land of the Upper Peninsula.
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