Visions of the Western Reserve : public and private documents of northeastern Ohio, 1750-1860 / edited by Robert A. Wheeler.
| Other author | Wheeler, Robert Anthony, 1942- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2000. |
| Description | xv, 389 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Benjamin Franklin on the strategic importance of the area, 1755 -- James Smith : Indian capitve in Northeastern Ohio, 1755 -- John Heckewelder : narrative of the Cuyahoga Indian settlement, 1785 -- George Washington on the strategic importance of the Cuyahoga River, 1786 -- Moses Cleaveland on the first expedition into the Reserve, 1796 -- David Hudson, Sr. : an early settler arrives in Northeastern Ohio, 1799 -- Joseph Badger : the diary of the first missionary, 1801-1803 -- Sarah Day : the diary of a young wife whose husband has gone to war, 1812 -- Henry Leavitt Ellsworth : the impression of an investor and traveler, 1811 -- John Melish : a Scottish traveler evaluates the Reserve for foreign immigrants, 1811 -- Emily Nash : a girl's view of growing up on the frontier, 1812-1820 -- Zerah Hawley : a critical view of the Reserve in the early 1820s -- Amzi Atwater : an overview of the Reserve before and after the canal, 1824-1831 -- David Hudson, Jr. : a young man in Cleveland, 1825 -- David Beardsley : birthday commentaries on his life, 1826-1839 -- Thomas Kelly : a Manx immigrant in the Western Reserve, 1828 -- Isaac Reid : an Irish immigrant in Cleveland, 1830s -- David Griffiths, Jr. : a Welsh clergyman in Northeastern Ohio, 1835 -- Julius P. Bolivar MacCabe : Cleveland's first city directory, 1837 -- John Malvin : an African American in Cleveland during the 1830s -- Emily Nash : a teenager in New Connecticut, 1820-1826 -- John Barr, Cleveland publicist, 1845 -- Jacob Mueller : a German perspective on Cleveland in the 1850s -- Henry Howe : Summit County description and stories, 1847 -- David Beardsley : birthday commentaries on his life, 1840-1860 -- Jared Potter Kirtland : a scientist evaluates changes in the Reserve's flora and fauna, 1850 -- John Malvin : incidents in the racial history of Ohio, 1840-1860. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-369) and index. |
| LCCN | 99039784 |
| ISBN | 0814208274 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814250297 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F497.W5 V57 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |