Description
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119708476
Year: 2023
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Description:
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
ISBN: 9781119708476
Year: 2023
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Description:
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