Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State explores the breadth of Ohio’s past, tracing the course of history from its earliest geological periods to the present day in an accessible, single–volume format. Features the most up–to–date research on Ohio, drawing on material in the disciplines of history, archaeology, and political science Includes thematic chapters focusing on major social, economic, and political trends Amply illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs INDICE: Acknowledgments List of Figures Chapter 1: Ohio Before Ohio: State Geology and Topography Geology Topography Importance of Ohio Geology and Topography Chapter 2: The First Ohioans: Prehistoric Ohio PaleoIndian Period (c. ? – c. 11,000 years ago) The Archaic Period (c. 11,000 – c. 2,800 years ago) The Woodland Period (c. 3,000 – c. 1,000 years ago) Late Prehistoric Period (c. 1,100 – c. 400 years ago) Chapter 3: The Middle Ground: European and Native American Interaction in Ohio Early Effects of European Contact Ohio as “The Middle Ground” Colonial Wars and Life in Middle Ground Ohio Chapter 4: War and Peace: The End of “Middle Ground” Ohio The Resistance of 1763 Lord Dunmore’s War The American Revolution The Western Confederacy and the End of the Middle Ground Chapter 5: The Ohio Experiment: Formation of the Northwest Territory, Early American Settlements, and Statehood Clearing Title and Related Problems Organizing Ohio and the Birth of the Public Land System Early Ohio Settlements From Territory to State Chapter 6: A Community of Communities: Early Ohio Society Demographics Social Conflict Reform Chapter 7: Revolutions: Early Ohio Economic Developments Early Ohio’s Economy Economic Revolutions Chapter 8: From Periphery to Center: Early Statehood and National Politics Early Statehood Politics The War of 1812 State and National Politics, 1815–1836 Political Ascendance and Its Problems Sectional Politics and the End of the Second Party System The Constitution of 1851 Chapter 9: Ohio Must Lead!: The Civil War and Reconstruction Ohio and the Civil War Ohio’s Civil War Contribution: A Summary The Reconstruction Period, 1865–77 Chapter 10: Why Ohio? Late Nineteenth Century Politics and Presidents Why Ohio? State Politics Ohio’s Presidents from Hayes to McKinley Chapter 11: The Making of an Industrial State: 1865 to 1920 Industrialization Location and Transportation Natural Resources Finances, Entrepreneurs, and Innovation People Industrial Work and the Rise of Organized Labor Chapter 12: Urban Life, Leisure and Political Activism, 1880–1920 Urban Life and Leisure Urban Political Reform Women’s Activism Education Chapter 13: Reform and the Great War, 1912–1920 The 1912 State Constitution The 1912 Elections The Flood of 1913 Ohio and the Great War The 1920 Election Chapter 14: Boom, Bust and War: 1920 to 1945 The Economy and Politics in the 1920s Social and Cultural Conflict Literary Critics of Ohio The Great Depression and the New Deal World War II Chapter 15: Affluence and Anticommunism, 1945–1966 The Postwar Boom Migration and the Changing Cities The Cold War and Ohio Politics Chapter 16: Rebellion and Reaction: The 1960s The Struggle for Black Equality Carl and Louis Stokes Resurgence of Women’s Activism Emerging Environmental Issues Escalation: Vietnam and Politics Campus Unrest and the Kent State Shootings Chapter 17: Ohio Since 1970 Stagnation and Decline Politics in the 1970s and 1980s Towards the Future: Ohio since the 1990s Summing Up: Ohio as America Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-54829-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 560
- Fecha Publicación: 02/09/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés