Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana
Who are the people called Hoosiers? What are their stories? Two centuries ago, on the Indiana frontier, they were settlers who created a way of life they passed to later generations. They came to value individual freedom and distrusted government, even as they demanded that government remove Indians, sell them land, and bring democracy. Down to the present, Hoosiers have remained wary of government power and have taken care to guard their tax dollars and their personal independence. Yet the people of Indiana have always accommodated change, exchanging log cabins and spinning wheels for railroads, cities, and factories in the 19th century, aut…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-253-02344-5
- EAN: 9780253023445
- Produktnummer: 19500482
- Verlag: Indiana Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 424 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.8 cm 635 g
- Gewicht: 635
Über den Autor
James H. Madison is the Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor of History Emeritus, Indiana University Bloomington. His books include Eli Lilly: A Life, 1885-1977; Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War II (IUP, 2007); The Indiana Way: A State History (IUP, 1986); and A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America. Madison serves on the boards of Indiana Humanities and the Indiana Historical Society and is a member of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. He began teaching Indiana history in 1976 and has lectured and consulted widely on Indiana topics.
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