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About this book
The new edition of the most up-to-date, interdisciplinary history of Ohio currently available
Now in its second edition, Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State surveys the long and rich history of Ohio from its earliest geological periods to the present day. Designed for undergraduate students and general readers alike, this accessible volume describes the pivotal events in Ohio's history while discussing the major social, economic, and political trends that have shaped the state over time. Concise chapters cover Ohio prehistory and the First Ohioans, European contact, the formation of the Northwest Territory, early statehood and national politics, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the two World Wars, the 1950s and 1960s, and more.
Incorporating the latest scholarship from history, archaeology, and political science, the second edition moves the story of Ohio into the second decade of the twenty-first century. Revised chapters contain new data and updated coverage of early Ohio society, major economic developments, early statehood, Ohio and national politics, and Ohio from the 1970s through 2020.
- Explores the breadth of Ohio's past using a clear and engaging narrative style
- Includes thematic chapters focusing on major social, economic, and political trends
- Discusses Ohio's influence on national nineteenth-century politics
- Covers the geological and topographical history of Ohio
- Examines Ohio's transformation into an industrial state from 1865–1920
- Contains numerous high-quality maps, drawings, and photographs
Written by two authors with decades of combined academic experience in teaching Ohio history,
Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State, Second Edition remains an essential resource for college-level students enrolled in courses on Ohio History, professionals working in historical societies, museums, and other institutions that focus on the state's history, and general readers looking for a highly readable study of Ohio's past.
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Table of contents
- Ohio
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Ohio Before Ohio: State Geology and Topography
- 2 The First Ohioans: Pre-European Contact Ohio
- 3 The Middle Ground: European and Indigenous Interaction in Ohio, Early 1600s to 1763
- 4 War and Peace: The End of “Middle Ground” Ohio, 1763 to 1795
- 5 The Ohio Experiment: Formation of the Northwest Territory, Early American Settlements, and Statehood, 1783–1803
- Early Ohio Statehood: A Thematic Approach
- 6 A Community of Communities: Early Ohio Society
- 7 Revolutions: Early Ohio Economic Developments
- 8 From Periphery to Center: Early Statehood and National Politics
- 9 Ohio Must Lead! The Civil War and Reconstruction
- 10 Why Ohio? Late Nineteenth-Century Politics and Presidents
- 11 The Making of an Industrial State: 1865–1920
- 12 Urban Life, Leisure, and Political Activism: 1880–1920
- 13 Reform and the Great War: 1912–1920
- 14 Boom, Bust, and War: 1920–1945
- 15 Affluence and Anticommunism
- 16 Rebellion and Reaction: The 1960s
- 17 Falling Behind: Ohio since the 1970s
- Index
- EULA