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Informationen zum Autor John Bartlow Martin, foreword by James H. Madison, afterword by Ray E. Boomhower Klappentext John Bartlow Martin (1915¿1988) was a journalist and freelance writer who grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from DePauw University. He worked for the Associated Press, was a reporter for the Indianapolis Times, and was the author of numerous articles, stories, and books.James H. Madison is the Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor of History Emeritus, Indiana University Bloomington. His books include Hoosiers: A New History (IUP, 2014); Eli Lilly: A Life, 1885-1977; Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War II (IUP, 2007); 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. Ray E. Boomhower is author of John Bartlow Martin: A Voice for the Underdog (IUP, 2015); The People¿s Choice: Congressman Jim Jontz of Indiana; and Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary (IUP, 2008). He is Senior Editor of Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, the quarterly magazine of the Indiana Historical Society. Zusammenfassung Boomhower contextualizes the book for today's readers and reveals why it has become a modern Indiana classic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by James H. Madison Preface Part One: Crossroads, U.S.A. Chapter 1 State Fair Part Two: Beginnings Chapter 2 By Flatboat and Wagon Chapter 3 Wilderness Years Chapter 4 enator Hannegan, Son of the West Part Three: Growth Chapter 5 In Civil War Chapter 6 Revolt on the Farm Chapter 7 The Gas Boom Part Four: The Golden Age Chapter 8 The Best Years, the Best Place Chapter 9 James Whitcomb Riley and Company Chapter 10 Leaders for the New Age Part Five: Voices of Protest Chapter 11 Eugene V. Debs Chapter 12 William and Powers Hapgood Part Six: Four Gentlemen from Indiana Chapter 13 Prologue: The 1920s Chapter 14 D. C. Stephenson, Klansman Chapter 15 Court Asher, Isolationist Chapter 16 Ned Gorrell, Country Editor Chapter 17 Ralph F. Gates, Grass-Roots Governor Part Seven: The Conditions that Prevail Chapter 18 Troubled Years: The 1930s and 1940s Chapter 19 Straws in the Hoosier Wind Afterword by Ray E. Boomhower Acknowledgments Bibliography Index ...
