by James H. Madison and Lee Ann Sandweiss
contributions by Jane Hedeen
Indiana Historical Society Press, 2014
Cloth: 978-0-87195-363-6 | eISBN: 978-0-87195-385-8
Library of Congress Classification F526.3.M34 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 977.2

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

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