Author: Elroy McKendree AveryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cleveland (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
A History of Cleveland and Its Environs
Author: Elroy McKendree AveryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cleveland (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
A History of Cleveland and Its Environs
Author: Elroy McKendree AveryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cleveland (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
A History of Cleveland and Its Environs
Author: Elroy McKendree AveryPublisher:
ISBN: 9781462269679
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 791
Book Description
Hardcover reprint of the original 1918 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". All foldouts have been masterfully reprinted in their original form. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Avery, Elroy Mckendree. A History Of Cleveland And Its Environs; The Heart Of New Connecticut, Elroy Mckendree Avery, Volume 1. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Avery, Elroy Mckendree. A History Of Cleveland And Its Environs; The Heart Of New Connecticut, Elroy Mckendree Avery, Volume 1. Chicago, New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1918. Subject: Ohio
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Author: David Dirck Van TasselPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
Clevelanders are rediscovering the richness of their history, and the encyclopedia project has played a vital role in this process. -- Northwest Ohio Quarterly These two volumes clearly establish a standard for encyclopedias devoted to city history and biography. -- Choice Both volumes are interesting to read and are useful reference tools. -- American Reference Books Annual The first edition of this remarkable encyclopedia was published in 1987 to enthusiastic reviews. Out of print for several years, the Encyclopedia is now being reissued in an expanded, two-volume format to commemorate the bicentennial of Cleveland's founding. Volume One, The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, contains more than 2000 entries, 150 photographs, maps and charts. Volume Two, the Dictionary of Cleveland Biography, with over 1600 entries, is the first major biographical guide to Cleveland published since the 1920s.
Where the River Burned
Author: David StradlingPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801455650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
In the 1960s, Cleveland suffered through racial violence, spiking crime rates, and a shrinking tax base, as the city lost jobs and population. Rats infested an expanding and decaying ghetto, Lake Erie appeared to be dying, and dangerous air pollution hung over the city. Such was the urban crisis in the "Mistake on the Lake." When the Cuyahoga River caught fire in the summer of 1969, the city was at its nadir, polluted and impoverished, struggling to set a new course. The burning river became the emblem of all that was wrong with the urban environment in Cleveland and in all of industrial America.Carl Stokes, the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city, had come into office in Cleveland a year earlier with energy and ideas. He surrounded himself with a talented staff, and his administration set new policies to combat pollution, improve housing, provide recreational opportunities, and spark downtown development. In Where the River Burned, David Stradling and Richard Stradling describe Cleveland's nascent transition from polluted industrial city to viable service city during the Stokes administration.The story culminates with the first Earth Day in 1970, when broad citizen engagement marked a new commitment to the creation of a cleaner, more healthful and appealing city. Although concerned primarily with addressing poverty and inequality, Stokes understood that the transition from industrial city to service city required massive investments in the urban landscape. Stokes adopted ecological thinking that emphasized the connectedness of social and environmental problems and the need for regional solutions. He served two terms as mayor, but during his four years in office Cleveland's progress fell well short of his administration’s goals. Although he was acutely aware of the persistent racial and political boundaries that held back his city, Stokes was in many ways ahead of his time in his vision for Cleveland and a more livable urban America.
Cleveland on the Clinch
Author: Katharine C. ShearerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780972476553
Category : Cleveland (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
A History of Cleveland and Its Environs; the Heart of New Connecticut, Elroy McKendree Avery; Volume 1
Author: Elroy Mckendree AveryPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021804754
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This comprehensive history of Cleveland, Ohio and the surrounding area covers the region's early settlement, growth, and development into a major industrial center. Including profiles of notable figures and descriptions of key events, this book offers a fascinating look into the history of a city that played a key role in the development of the American Midwest. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Women Behaving Badly
Author: John Stark Bellamy, IIPublisher: Gray & Company, Publishers
ISBN: 1598510002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Women who murder . . . why are they so much more fascinating than their male counterparts? For evidence, dip into any of the sixteen strange-but-true tales collected in this anthology by Cleveland’s leading historical crime writer. You’ll meet: • Ill-fated Catherine Manz, the “Bad Cinderella” who poisoned her step-sister in revenge for years of mistreatment, then made her getaway wearing her victim’s most fetching outfit, a red dress and an enormous feathered hat . . . • Velma West, the big-city girl who scandalized rural Lake County in the 1920s with her “unnatural passions”—and ended her marriage-made-in-hell with a swift hammer’s blow to the skull of her dull husband, Eddie . . . • Eva Kaber, “Lakewood’s Lady Borgia,” who, along with her mother and daughter, conspired to dispose of an inconvenient husband with arsenic and knife-wielding hired killers . . . • Martha Wise, Medina’s not-so-merry widow, who poisoned a dozen relatives—including her husband, mother, and brother—because she enjoyed going to funerals . . . And a cast of other, equally fascinating women who behaved very, very badly. This is wickedly entertaining reading!
Refining Nature
Author: Jon WlasiukPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822983249
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Standard Oil Company emerged out of obscurity in the 1860s to capture 90 percent of the petroleum refining industry in the United States during the Gilded Age. John D. Rockefeller, the company’s founder, organized the company around an almost religious dedication to principles of efficiency. Economic success masked the dark side of efficiency as Standard Oil dumped oil waste into public waterways, filled the urban atmosphere with acrid smoke, and created a consumer safety crisis by selling kerosene below congressional standards. Local governments, guided by a desire to favor the interests of business, deployed elaborate engineering solutions to tackle petroleum pollution at taxpayer expense rather than heed public calls to abate waste streams at their source. Only when refinery pollutants threatened the health of the Great Lakes in the twentieth century did the federal government respond to a nascent environmental movement. Organized around the four classical elements at the core of Standard Oil’s success (earth, air, fire, and water), Refining Nature provides an ecological context for the rise of one of the most important corporations in American history.
A History of Cleveland and Its Environs; the Heart of New Connecticut, Elroy Mckendree Avery... Volume 1
Author: Elroy McKendree AveryPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781314941807
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.