Written on the Hills: The Making of the Akron Landscape

by Frances McGovern

Book Overview

In warm and lively prose, Written on the Hills explores the natural and human history of Akron, Ohio. Drawing on geological studies, state and municipal records, local histories and personal reminiscences, Frances McGovern shows how the landscape has influenced the development of Akron, and how the layers of Akron's history are revealed in its modern landscape. This midsize city, shaped by its rugged environment of steep hills, ravines, rivers, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884836216
• ISBN13: 9781884836213
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: University of Akron Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"