Jeffersonville Indiana - Images of America

Garry J. Nokes

ISBN 10: 0738520411 / ISBN 13: 9780738520414

Edité par Arcadia, Chicago, 2002

A propos de cet article

First edition. Illustrated. Illustrated wraps. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. BR2.

N° de réf. du vendeur 001043

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Jeffersonville Indiana - Images of America
• Éditeur: Arcadia, Chicago
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0738520411
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780738520414
• Reliure: Wraps
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • History
  • History - American
  • History - State

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Synopsis

The Ohio River has nurtured Jeffersonville. The city's prime location, a bend in the river before the Falls of the Ohio, fostered its development into a regional hub of transportation and commerce. From time to time, however, the river lashes out at those who inhabit its shores. The frigid waters of winter and early spring sometimes swallow the city, leaving mud, disease, and devastation in their wake. The more than two hundred images featured in Jeffersonville, Indiana tell the city's tale from the earliest days of settlement, through the boom days of the late 19th century, and on to the tragedy of the Great Flood in 1937. Those who observed the bawdy days of Jeffersonville's marriage parlors, gambling halls, and saloons called the city Little Chicago. Those who marveled at the diversity of its religious establishments called it the City of Churches. Citizens of Jeffersonville enjoyed its nightlife on Saturday and filled its pews on Sunday, but have never failed to work hard throughout the week.

À propos de l?auteur

Author Garry J. Nokes has degrees in history from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago. He grew up near the Ohio River in neighboring Clarksville, where he learned to appreciate the area's historic heritage and scenic wonders. He now lives in Jeffersonville with his wife and two children.