A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...sir, to say to you that under the glorious constitution which we have sworn to support, there can be neither presumption nor fact of slavery." Then with a wild outburst of eloquence, never perhaps equaled in the practice in the state, he proceeded to plead the cause of the oppressed against the oppressors. Following this speech was a scene of the wildest confusion--rescue was hinted at and mob violence for a time threatened court and prosecutors, but milder counsels finally prevailed, and after months of delay and expense the victim was released from his prosecutors, but not until after the identical slave for whom Freeman was taken had been visited in Canada by the Hon. John Coburn and an attorney for the prosecution. The proper field for his political powers was national, and it was a great disgrace to the Whig party of Indiana that he was not sent to the United States Senate. For this high nomination he received the caucus nomination of the party, but by the wily tricks of pretended friends, he was compelled to give place to the less gifted and more unscrupulous. Had he condescended to barter for the place, he could have secured it, but with the loss of self-respect to Marshall the socalled honor would have been empty indeed. He was the Whig candidate for governor in 1843, but failed of election, the state giving a Democratic majority that year in the choice of the Hon. James Whitcomb. He served a number of years in our state legislature, and was always recognized unquestioned as the leader of the party, shaping mostly its plans and directing its purposes. He exerted always the most decided influence in the Whig party, whether in or out of the office. In the brilliant campaign of 1840, Mr. Marshall was elected at large on the Whig...