These genealogical and historical abstracts of some of the earliest newspapers published in the newly settled Northwest Territory chronicle the development of the area from frontier settlement into early statehood. The newspapers of a pioneer area were an extremely important part of everyday life since they tied the setters to the world they left behind and provided a means of communication in the widely scattered settlements.
Contained within these pages are abstracts of six of the earliest Ohio newspapers: the SCIOTO GAZETTE at Chillicothe, the WESTERN SPY at Cincinnati, the WESTERN HERALD... View More...
The expression of the North American Indian's personal philosophy sets a cadence in the opening chapter of this book. It is a view of a world in balance, of man in harmony with the earth and all things on it. Untold centuries of adaption to the environment forged the equations. They echo today among a people whose rebounding numbers in the United States now total about half as many as when Columbus arrived and called the New World natives "indios." More than 440 illustrations, 362 in full color, enrich this vivid account of the American Indian. @ View More...
"Their tattered flags became the symbol of a defeated class, and Vandiver's description of aristocratic Southern leadership in crisis is a real contribution to the literature of the Civil War."—New York Times Book Review" . . . goes beyond the legendary heroism of the Lees and the Johnstons and the fabled soldiers in gray and shows how and why these men were unable to create an independent Southern nation."—Bruce Catton"A Southern mirror to Bruce Catton's splendid books on the Civil War . . . written with the pace of a Confederate infantry charge."—Robert K. Massie 362 pages, indexed.... View More...
