A Century Of Indiana

the long version

“The production of this work is the result of a belief that there is a field for a new history of Indiana, briefer in general narrative, though fuller in political and constitutional history, than other standard works heretofore published.” -from the Preface. Chapter headings are: -The Geography of Indiana -Aboriginal Inhabitants -Early Explorations -Early Settlements -Saxon versus Gaul -The War for Independence -Early Jurisdictions and Territorial Government -The Slavery Question -Indian Wars -The Early Settler -Progress under Statehood -Indiana’s Part in the Civil War -Era of Modern Development -A Century’s Progress -Indiana Civics -Educational Development -Appendix: Socialistic Experiments at New Harmony; Geologic Indiana; Miscellaneous Facts of Interest; Constitution of 1851 as Amended