Builders of Ohio: A Biographical History

Van Tine and Pierces "Builders of Ohio is composed of twenty-four essays that use biography to explore Ohio's history. Collectively, they provide a historical overview of the state's development from George Croghan's search for fame and fortune on the seventeenth-century frontier through Dave Thomas's more recent creation of a fast-food empire. Each chapter also addresses important events and transformations in the state's history such as: European settlement; Native American resistance; the creation of territorial and state governments; the development of the state's educational and economic institutions; the disruption created by the Civil War; the struggle of African Americans and women to participate in Ohio's public life; efforts to ameliorate the pernicious effects of industrialization; the negotiation of the state's role in a nation increasingly dominated by the federal government; or the ramifications of de-industrialization and rise of a service economy.

• | Author: Warren Van Tine
• | Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 15, 2003
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0814251218
• | ISBN-13: 9780814251218