2007 This Place We Call Home: A History of Clark County, Indiana Carl E. Kramer

by Carl E. Kramer

$75 · Offered by eBay

First edition

There are about 5-6 copies of this title online currently available, but none at this great price. Additionally, you definitely get to see what your buying with this copy, most of the others online lack any pictures to verify actual condition. Quarry Books Published hardcover is in Near Fine condition w/ Near Fine dust jacket. Only blemishes i detected are minor corner bumps and wear mark on bottom corner page ends when book is closed as shown. Also, minor spine wrinkles on top & bottom, along with shelf wear on exterior dust jacket, all as shown. Other than that, looks like it hasn’t been read or handled much. The spine is very strong & tight, absolutely no markings, stains or damage on pages. Its a very heavy book, the book itself comes in at 5 lbs 15 oz alone. Please see pictures for best description of books condition. Clark County, Indiana, has grown from a handful of small settlements and scattered farms at the Falls of the Ohio into a sprawling metropolitan region. Yet, as Carl E. Kramer describes in this wonderful new history, significant continuities help define the county. Middle-class business owners and farmers still serve as its leaders. Jeffersonian democracy, emphasizing localism and frugality, remains a central political value. Interlocking kinship, friendship, and associational networks, fostered by decades of demographic stability, remain a potent social and political force. The Ohio River maintains its powerful economic and cultural influence, and the paths

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Year: 2007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine

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