Indiana Bicentennial Vol 1

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.