Battling wolves and wilderness, the settlers of 1814 were the first in a long line of daring and ingenious souls to call Wadsworth home. With a wry but gentle humor, former mayor Caesar A. Carrino regales his readers with tales of these colorful characters, including politically biased embalmers and a swindling tabloid entrepreneur whose ghost still haunts the streets of Wadsworth. Carrino spins a beguiling yarn as he chronicles the history of his city, from the sometimes tragic fate of early pioneers to the coming of a new century with rail, steam, coal and automobile.
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Battling wolves and wilderness, the settlers of 1814 were the first in a long line of daring and ingenious souls to call Wadsworth home. With a wry but gentle humor, former mayor Caesar A. Carrino regales his readers with tales of these colorful characters, including politically biased embalmers and a swindling tabloid entrepreneur whose ghost still haunts the streets of Wadsworth. Carrino spins a beguiling yarn as he chronicles the history of his city, from the sometimes tragic fate of early pioneers to the coming of a new century with rail, steam, coal and automobile.
Battling wolves and wilderness, the settlers of 1814 were the first in a long line of daring and ingenious souls to call Wadsworth home. With a wry but gentle humor, former mayor Caesar A. Carrino regales his readers with tales of these colorful characters, including politically biased embalmers and a swindling tabloid entrepreneur whose ghost still haunts the streets of Wadsworth. Carrino spins a beguiling yarn as he chronicles the history of his city, from the sometimes tragic fate of early pioneers to the coming of a new century with rail, steam, coal and automobile.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Chronicles
Publication Date: 11th November 2009
State: Ohio
Illustration Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781596296329
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) HISTORY / United States / General
Author Bio
Caesar Carrino was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, on January 5, 1931. He attended Wadsworth schools, graduating in 1948. He entered Baldwin-Wallace College and received an education degree in 1952 before serving in the Korean War. He earned a master's degree from the University of Akron and a PhD from Case-Western Reserve University following military service. Beginning in 1954, he taught in the Norton Schools, where he became principal in 1956; functioned as a supervisor in Summit County Schools in 1966; and joined the University of Akron in 1967. In 1970, he became assistant to the dean of the College of Education and assistant dean in 1972. He retired in 1989. Presently, he works with Historic Downtown Wadsworth to help preserve its historic integrity and reviews university programs for accreditation.
Battling wolves and wilderness, the settlers of 1814 were the first in a long line of daring and ingenious souls to call Wadsworth home. With a wry but gentle humor, former mayor Caesar A. Carrino regales his readers with tales of these colorful characters, including politically biased embalmers and a swindling tabloid entrepreneur whose ghost still haunts the streets of Wadsworth. Carrino spins a beguiling yarn as he chronicles the history of his city, from the sometimes tragic fate of early pioneers to the coming of a new century with rail, steam, coal and automobile.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Chronicles
Publication Date: 11th November 2009
State: Ohio
Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781596296329
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) HISTORY / United States / General
Caesar Carrino was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, on January 5, 1931. He attended Wadsworth schools, graduating in 1948. He entered Baldwin-Wallace College and received an education degree in 1952 before serving in the Korean War. He earned a master's degree from the University of Akron and a PhD from Case-Western Reserve University following military service. Beginning in 1954, he taught in the Norton Schools, where he became principal in 1956; functioned as a supervisor in Summit County Schools in 1966; and joined the University of Akron in 1967. In 1970, he became assistant to the dean of the College of Education and assistant dean in 1972. He retired in 1989. Presently, he works with Historic Downtown Wadsworth to help preserve its historic integrity and reviews university programs for accreditation.
