Men of Old Miami, 1809-1873;: A Book of Portraits

by Walter Havighurst

Book Overview

twelve notable men who contributed to the development of Miami University This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399113290
• ISBN13: 9780399113291
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Putnam
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Miami University (Ohio) has an amazing history unveiled

For anyone who is an alumni of Miami University (Yes folks, that's the original Miami in Oxford, Ohio right near Cincinnati circa 1809), this book is a great read. It shows you the amazing history of Miami of Ohio, chartered by an act by US Congress and George Washington for a academy of high caliber to be established on the Miami river (named for the Miami Indians that once inhabited the region... they now reside in Oklahoma). Old Miami is the time between 1809 to antebellum (pre-civil war) times in which this small frontier collegiate town harbored an impressive roster of magnificent men that founded universities, served in the US Congress, invented the Stock ticker, helped keep West Virginia and Kentucky in the union, was a US President, served as ambassadors, and many other prestigious panels. Once you read this book, you will truly have a sense of why Miami was once called the "Yale of the West" and why it is considered a public ivy and one of the leading public colleges in the United States.