Towns and Villages of the Lower Ohio.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (368 pages)
- Ohio River Valley Series .
- Ohio River Valley Series .
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Maps -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1 Lower Ohio River Settlements, 1792-1818 -- 1 Hamlets and Villages -- 2 Understanding Patterns of Growth -- Part 2 The Age of the Transportation Revolution, 1815-1850 -- 3 The Sifting Process Begins -- 4 Perspectives on Lower Ohio River Communities -- 5 Change and Continuity -- Part 3 Communities in the Civil War Era, 1850-1880 -- 6 The Sifting Process Quickens -- 7 People and Products -- 8 Government, Society, and Culture -- Part 4 The Industrial-Metropolitan Age, 1880-1920 -- 9 Patterns of Communities' Growth and Development -- 10 Making a Living -- 11 Living Together: Society and Culture -- Conclusion: Continuity and Change on the Lower Ohio -- Appendix 1: Population Tables -- Appendix 2: Settlements on the Lower Ohio River -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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City and town life -- Ohio River Valley -- History. Ohio River Valley -- History, Local.