An illustrated history of the state of Indiana
being a full and authentic civil and political history of the state from its first exploration down to 1875 ; including an account of the commercial, agricultural, and educational growth of Indiana ; with historical and descriptive sketches of the cities, towns and villages ... together with biographical sketches and portraits of the prominent men of the past and present, and a history of each county separately
by De Witt C. Goodrich
- 0 Ratings
- 0 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
This is a popular rather than academic history, and contains many stories. The first part of the book, 330 pages, is a survey of Indiana history from French discovery of the territory until the 1870s. The second part consists of about 400 pages of county histories and biographical sketches. The indexes of portraits and biographies are found near the beginning of the book, before the table of contents. Chapter headings for Part 1 are:
-Miami Villages and French Settlements
-General Clarke’s Celebrated Expedition
-Clarke’s March against Vincennes
-Early Settlement and Land Grants
-Harmar, Scott and Wilkinson’s Expeditions
-St. Clair’s and Wayne’s Expeditions
-Organization of the Indiana Territory
-Governor Harrison and the Indians
-Statistics, Land Titles, Indian Affairs
-Harrison’s Campaign
-Civil Matters
-Review of Civil and Political Events
-Organization of the State
-[Successive chapters for several Governors' administrations, 1816-60]
-Record in the War for the Union
-[Successive chapters for remaining Governors' administrations 1860-73]
-Educational
-Benevolent Institutions
-Wealth and Progress
-Agricultural
-Manufacturing and Commerce
-The Mineral Wealth of Indiana
-Laws and Courts of Indiana
-Official Register of Indiana
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Biography, History, Indiana TerritoryPlaces
IndianaShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
Book Details
Published in
Indianapolis
Edition Notes
Spine title: State of Indiana.
Lincoln copy: Spine title: Illustrated history of the state of Indiana.
Rebound in cloth with orginal front and back free endpapers.
Lincoln copy: Handwritten in pencil on original front free endpaper: R.W. Thompson, Terre Haute, Ind.; signed in ink on same endpaper and following leaf: RWThompson.
Richard W. Thompson Collection.
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
History
- Created March 11, 2011
- 3 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| April 29, 2014 | Edited by Ted Lienhart | added description |
| February 14, 2012 | Edited by AnandBot | Added new cover |
| March 11, 2011 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Internet Archive item record. |