History of the state of Ohio

By James Wickes Taylor

Book Overview

From river trails to statehouse debates, Ohio's story is the story of a nation in the making. It starts with the frontier. James W. Taylor delivers a brisk, closely observed state history chronicle, tracking how a borderland became a commonwealth at the heart of the Midwest United States history, where law, land, and identity were negotiated in public. Written as a 19th century Ohio survey and still prized as a public domain history classic, this American regional history volume follows Ohio frontier settlement history while illuminating the forces that shaped early Ohio statehood history and Ohio political development. The narrative moves from first pressures on the ground to the machinery of government, showing how communities formed, argued, and endured. It suits both the browser and the serious reader: dip in for regional colour, or read through as part of a wider history of American states. For genealogy and local history work, it offers a steady frame for places, periods, and names; for students of midwestern pioneer history, it remains a dependable research reference edition. As a landmark of nineteenth-century state writing, it also reveals how Americans once organised and remembered their own beginnings. For classic-library shelves, it stands beside other foundational histories: a measured voice from the period that first canonised the region's past in full. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9389265304
• ISBN13: 9789389265309
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"