Indiana (U.S. state)

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern U.S.

External links

• H-Indiana, a daily e-mail-based discussion list sponsored by the Indiana Historical Society and H-Net, and edited by experts. The list commissionms reviews of newe books and brings together academics, history professionals, activists in local historical societies and anyone interested in the state's history to exchange ideas and foster discussion on Indiana's history and culture. They communicate current research and research interests; discuss new articles, books, papers, methods, and tools of analysis; and announce upcoming conferences and events related to Indiana history. Subscriptions are free, and the complete logs of back issues are available online from its founding in February 1998.

Bibliography

Surveys

• Boomhower, Ray E.; Jones, Darryl, photog. Destination Indiana: Travels through Hoosier History.2000. 203 pp.
• Gray, Ralph D., comp., ed. Indiana History: A Book of Readings. 1995. 442 pp. articles by scholars
• Madison, James H. The Indiana Way: A State History (1990) excerpt and text search
• Peckham, Howard H. Indiana: A History (2003) excerpt and text search
• Reese, William J. Hoosier Schools: Past and Present (1998) excerpt and text search
• Rudolph, L. C. Hoosier Faiths: A History of Indiana's Churches and Religious Groups. 1995. 710 pp.
• Skertic, Mark, and John J. Watkins. A Native's Guide to Northwest Indiana (2003) excerpt and text search
• Taylor, Robert M., Jr. and McBirney, Connie A., ed. Peopling Indiana: The Ethnic Experience. 1996. 703 pp. covers every major ethnic group
• Taylor, Robert M. ed. The State of Indiana History 2000: Papers Presented at the Indiana Historical Society's Grand Opening (2001) excerpt and text search
• Vanausdall, Jeanette. Pride and Protest: The Novel in Indiana. 1999. 169 pp.

Pre 1900

• Bigham, Darrel E., ed. The Indiana Territory, 1800-2000: A Bicentennial Perspective. 2001. 196 pp.
• Buley, R. Carlyle.
• Carmony, Donald Francis. Indiana, 1816 to 1850: The Pioneer Era (1998), 924 pp excerpt and text search
• Cayton, Andrew R. L. Frontier Indiana. 1996. 340 pp.
• Giffin, William W. The Irish: Peopling Indiana. 2006. 127 pp.
• Kellar, James H. Introduction to the Prehistory of Indiana (1983) excerpt and text search
• Mills, Randy K. Jonathan Jennings: Indiana's First Governor. 2005. 259 pp.
• Simons, Richard S. and Parker, Francis H., ed. Railroads of Indiana. 1997. 297 pp.
• Stampp, Kenneth M. Indiana Politics during the Civil War )1949) online edition

Since 1900

• Barrows, Robert G. Albion Fellows Bacon: Indiana's Municipal Housekeeper. 2000. 229 pp.
• Fadely, James Philip. Thomas Taggart: Public Servant, Political Boss, 1856-1929. 1997. 267 pp.

• Madison, James H. Indiana through Tradition and Change: A History of the Hoosier State and Its People, 1920-1945 (1982) excerpt and text search
• Rund, Christopher. The Indiana Rail Road Company: America's New Regional Railroad. 2006. 254 pp.
• Thornbrough, Emma Lou. Indiana Blacks in the Twentieth Century. Indiana U. Press, 2000. 287 pp.
• Whitford, Frederick and Martin, Andrew G. The Grand Old Man of Purdue University and Indiana Agriculture: A Biography of William Carroll Latta. Purdue U. Press, 2005. 385 pp.

Primary sources

• Bowen, Otis R. and DuBois, William, Jr. Doc: Memories from a Life in Public Service. 2000. 232 pp. Bowen was Governor 1972-80
• Streightoff, Frances Doan. Indiana: A Social and Economic Survey (1916) full text online
• Taylor, ed. Robert M. Indiana: A New Historical Guide (1990), highly detailed guide to citiies and recent history
• WPA Indiana Writer's Project. Indiana: A Guide To The Hoosier State: American Guide Series (1941), famous WPA Guide to every location; strong on history, architecture and culture; reprinted 1973; online edition