Indiana

Turn back a calendar of Hoosier history that includes holiday shopping at Wolf and Dessauer and a sun drenched vacation at Indiana Beach. Visit Hammond’s packed dance halls during the Great Depression on your way to inspect WWII-era Evansville’s thrumming munitions plants. Some cross-sections of Indiana’s past represent a grimmer record, from the Burger Chef murders to the Great Circus Train Wreck. Our Indiana history books let you review a century at Ball State University or discover the significance of today’s date in Indianapolis. [View all Indiana books]
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
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South Bend
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Indianapolis

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With its selection as Indiana's capital in 1821,
Indianapolis was destined to become a major
Midwestern hub. Through the decades that
followed, the Circle City led Indiana into its golden
age, when the state was one of the largest
industrial and agricultural producers in the nation.
Forced to reinvent itself after the decline of heavy
industry, Indianapolis now supports a diverse
technology- and service-based economy and
proudly proclaims itself the amateur sports capital
of the world.
Indianapolis

Terre Haute

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Terre Haute's storied past from 1811 to the present.

From the days of French explorers and the establishment of Fort Harrison in 1811 to the rise of the ""Pittsburgh of the West"" and beyond, Terre Haute's history is a study in paradox. Home to prominent schools, railroads, and distilleries as well as social reformers, national figures, and corrupt politicians, the city that grew up along the Wabash suffered devastating setbacks but also soared to spectacular achievements.

Terre Haute

Crawfordsville:

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The early west-central Indiana town of Crawfordsville saw the passage of several Native American tribes, as well as French traders and missionaries, traveling along Sugar Creek. Flourishing as the county seat, the city was buoyed by the railroad, horses, and higher education, and is most well known for Wabash College, outstanding American authors such as Lew Wallace (Ben Hur), and the Federal Land Office. Overcoming hardships along the way, the residents' fortitude and commitment to the city's growth enabled them to persevere and establish this lucrative and charming community.
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Auburn:

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The citizens of Auburn, Indiana ensure that their city is truly special among the 22 Auburns in the United States. From the time of foraging hogs and cows roaming its streets to nude swimming at the YMCA pool, the landscape of this small town is ever changing and often surprising. Auburn's past is full of many exceptional instances of residents fighting against injustice, including hosting stops along the Underground Railroad and raising Company K of the 44th Indiana Volunteer Infantry to serve the Union during the Civil War. Even before Auburn became a city in 1900, her devoted people displayed how difficulties can be turned into opportunities, and they have always risen to the challenge.

Auburn: The Classic City reveals these stories and much more about this big-impact city with the small-town feel. Once called "Little Detroit," Auburn featured prominently in the automobile era, producing 24 different makes of cars before 1937, a heritage now preserved in its world-class museums. This lush transportation history also earned the town the name "Home of the Classics." Featured here are highlights from this time as well as such tales as the raid on the police department by John Dillinger's gang. Readers journey alongside the persistent people who transformed this community into the DeKalb County seat where the tree-lined streets, historic residences, and beautiful city parks belie the city's illustrious tradition of industry and innovation. In Auburn: The Classic City, more than 100 never-before-published photographs accompany the artful narrative.

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South Bend

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South Bend, Indiana stood at the crossroads of several major Native American trading routes long before the Europeans, led by the French, arrived from Canada and the East Coast to trade for furs.

The city on a bend of the St. Joseph River soon became an important commercial center for settlers moving west. Eventually, the University of Notre Dame and Studebaker would call the growing community home.

South Bend