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New 185 Page Booklet. Early days in Johnson County, IN -- encompassing the towns of Amity, Bargersville, Edinburgh (Edinburg), Franklin, Greenwood, New Whiteland, Nineveh, Peoga, Providence, Rocklane, Samaria, Smith Valley, Stones Crossing, Trafalgar, and Whiteland -- are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this booklet, a reprint of D.D. Banta's A Historical Sketch of Johnson County Indiana (1881), and additional excerpts from several other histories. The 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper. The covers are protected with vinyl sheets.Among the many subjects discussed are: how creeks were named; the legal profession; names of past state and county officials; prices; population growth; the flood of 1847; development of the railroad; Indian encounters; pioneering hardships (snakes, wolves, mosquitoes and gnats, squirrels, sickness, etc.); voting, whiskey and fisticuffs; organization of the county government; murders; and the history of… Read More

1884. Travel back in time to the 1880s as Civil War veterans swap stories around a campfire in this NEW 6" x 8 1/4" soft cover book with 18 illustrations. This 242-page book is a newly type-set, lightly edited, limited edition reprint of a fascinating 1884 book titled Campfire Chats of the Civil War by Washington Davis. We are currently offering it exclusively on and through our website. This new edition is entitled: Lost Episodes of the Civil War The original book was published in Mansfield, Ohio, but most prominently mentioned are Illinois soldiers. Also included are tales by veterans from Iowa, New York, Indiana, Pennsylvania and other states. It vividly portrays the day to day life of the Civil War soldier, while chronicling many personal incidents. Sit down to a soldier's diet of "desecrated vegetables," "slap-Jacks" and "hard tack and S.B." Some of the many subjects touched upon include: The Camp of Instruction Sutlers and Quartermasters / Foraging Prison Life & Escape Attempts Army… Read More

1915. Early days in Rush County, IN, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data and personal biographies in this new 11" x 8.5" spiral-bound book, printed on 60 # opaque paper. The 73-page book is a reprint of the rare 1915 book Sketches of Rush County Indiana, edited by Mary M. Alexander and Capitola Guffin Dill, plus brief excerpts from An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana by DeWitt C. Goodrich et.al. (1875) and Indiana, a Guide to the Hoosier State, a 1941 WPA publication. A vinyl sheet protects the front cover. Among the contents in the first section of the book are: The beginnings of the county -- the Delaware Indians and the murder of Chief Ben Davis; the First Land Office and a description of the life of early settlers; Itinerant ministers; Taverns; Rushville -- newspapers, stores, doctors, lawyers, courts, murder trials, the execution of Edward Swanson; Elections; Schools and Academies; Churches; Orphans' Home; Politics; Banks; Military History --… Read More