Columbus History, A Journal of the Columbus Historical Society: Vol. 1, No. 2 - Softcover

Columbus Historical Society

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1736691759 ISBN 13: 9781736691755

Publisher: Culloden Books, 2023

Synopsis

Historical stories of Columbus and central Ohio by the Columbus Historical Society. This issue includes an article by Angela O'Neal and Aaron O'Donovan on the 150-year history of the Columbus Metropolitan Library and the libraries that preceded it, a story by Bob Hunter about noted Wyandot chief Tarhe, the Crane, and his long relationship with the Columbus area; an article by Doug Tracy on a popular 1950s and 1960s line dance called the Madison, which got its start in Columbus; a story by David Meyers about Charlie Hood, the city's first Black grocer and one who raised his son, Earl, to become a successful businessman and musician; a partial reprint of a chapter of Lida Rose McCabe's 1884 book Don't You Remember?, in which she recalls an early Columbus market house on State Street; a story by James Tootle on a goodwill tour to the Orient taken by the 1956 Ohio State baseball team, which included successful professional athletes Frank Howard, Howard (Hopalong) Cassady and Galen Cisco; and a book review by Amy Hunter..

Edition details

• Publisher: Culloden Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1736691759
• ISBN 13: 9781736691755
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 81