ABOUT THIS BOOKIn Indiana to 1816: The Colonial Period (vol. 1, History of Indiana Series), authors John D. Barnhart and Dorothy L. Riker present Indiana's past from its prehistory through the advance to statehood. Topics covered include the French and British presence, the American Revolution, and the territorial days. Reprinted in 1999, the book includes a bibliography, notes, and index.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHYA professor of history at Indiana University, John D. Barnhart (1895-1967) served as editor of the Indiana Magazine of History from 1941 to 1955. Dorothy L. Riker (1904-1994) earned a master's degree in history in 1928 and worked as a documentary editor for both the Indiana Historical Bureau and the IHS from 1929 until 1979.