Bøger af Bob Ostrander

Volume 1 of a four-volume encyclopedia covering the History of Indiana from the Ice Age to 2015. This volume deals with events and people up to 1896. Topics include: Native Populations - mound builders through Miami The Frontier, Revolutionary War, The Northwest Territory and Little Turtle's War, Indiana Territory, War of 1812's Indiana actions. Statehood (1816), The Slide to Bankruptcy and the 2nd Constitution, The Approach to the Civil War, The Underground Railroad and civil rights workers, The Civil War, Soldiers, weapons, scoundrels, Normalization The Acrimonious Years of political infighting and business growth.

The Story of 200 years of the fight for souls and tastebuds in Indiana.

The Indiana Atlas series totals 2,200 pages of information about the state by region and county. Covered are roads, attractions, events, notable people, sports, businesses and unfortunate incidents.This first volume of four also has prefaces about Natives, the two Constititions, lynchings, casinos, prohibition, parks, the Underground Railroad, the Medal of Honor, Governors, inventions, parks, factory tours, galleries and more.

A Historical Look at the Towns of Indiana Including Attractions, Events, Biographies, Sports and Businesses Containing information about the Northeast: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Randolph, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley Counties. The Southeast: Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Rush, Switzerland, Union and Wayne Counti

Volume 4 of a four-volume encyclopedia. Appendices include - Indian Treaties - What North America was like in 1816 - Indiana's Constitutions - 19th Century Businesses - Agriculture, Food, Alcohol - Communications - Charitable Organizations - Transportation and 1915 Road Maps - Covered Bridges - Natural Resources - Houshold Goods through the years - Patents - Medal of Honor Awardees - Astronauts - British Knights - Indiana Movies, TV, and Songs - Bibliography An atlas of counties, cities and towns includes museums, zoos and other places to visit.

Volume 3 of a four-volume encyclopedia covering the History of Indiana. This volume deals with Talented people of the Arts, Writing, Poetry, Fashion, Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Actors, Circuses, Musicians, Composers, Instrument makers, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Motorsports, Olympic Sports and more.

Volume 2 of a four-volume encyclopedia covering the History of Indiana. This volume contains information about Indiana's second century, its government, people and businesses.

The land in Northwest Indiana was largely uninhabited until the Kankakee and Wabash Rivers drained the marshes. It is now good farmland.From Greencastle to Chicagoland embracing Crawfordsville, Crown Point, Gary, Hammond, Kokomo, Lafayette, LaPorte, Logansport, Merrilville, Michigan City, Peru, Plymouth, Rockville, South Bend, Valparaiso and Whiting plus Noter Dame and Purdue Universities.

Hoosiers have always been an industrious and inventive log. This book talks about innovations that have come from Indiana. You'll learn a lot. Thanks for being interested. Inventions: Automobiles Car parks Compressed CO2 Cordless phones Cruise control Electric starters Emergency exits Fiberglass Float glass Gas masks Gas pumps Hoosier cabinets Hoosier desks Monoplanes Movies Neoprene Roll-top tambours Roller skates Stainless steel Stannous flouride Thermostats Toasters Transistor radios Wind chill factor Brands: A1 Steak Sauce Alka Seltzer Bactine Bowes Sealfast Cialis Coco Wheats Cool Whip Digital dialing Enfamil Grey Poupon Imperial Margarine Klondike Bars Lean Cuisine Lifebouy Metrical One-A-Day Vitamins Orvile Redenbacher Pampers Pong Prozac Rinso Tang

An atlas of current and historic Indiana. Southern Indiana specifically. It has maps, descriptions of roads, newspapers, attractions, events, notable people, sports, businesses, and unfortunate happenstance.Covers the cities of Bedford, Bloomington, Clarksburg, Columbus, Evansville, French Lick, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Princeton, Salem, Santa Claus, Scottsburg, Tell City, Terre Haute, Vincennes and Washington. Plus a plethora of small towns in each county.