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Review Notices
The Life of George Rogers Clark, 1752–1818
Triumphs and Tragedies
Edited by Kenneth C. Carstens and Nancy Son Carstens
(Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2004. Pp. xviii, 348. Notes, illustrations, tables, bibliography, index. $104.95.)
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| The editors of this eighteen-chapter "edited biography" have assembled a short article on Clark's early life, twelve detailed chapters on his military career, four on his later life, and a final piece focusing on the portraits of Clark. Contributions—only two of which have been previously published—come from Thomas D. Clark, James J. Holmberg, and James Alexander Thom, among others. Anyone interested in newer scholarship on Clark's career will want to consult this volume. |
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Potawatomi Trail of Death
1838 Removal from Indiana to Kansas
Written and edited by Shirley Willard and Susan Campbell
(Rochester, Ind.: Fulton County Historical Society, 2003. Pp. xviii, 424. Illustrations, tables, map, appendix, bibliography, index. $40.00. Inquire at fchs@rtcol.com.)
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| This compilation makes available a variety of nineteenth- and twentieth-century documents relating to the forced removal of hundreds of Potawatomi Indians from their villages and lands in northern Indiana and their subsequent march to new federal lands in Kansas. The editors have brought together in one place the letters of Father Benjamin Petit, which record the deprivations and deaths that occurred during the journey; the 1838 journal and letters of Gen. John Tipton, one of the leaders of the removal; a rare account of a woman who escaped the removal; and accounts from modern tribal members who have recreated the journey and are now working to raise historical awareness of the fate of their ancestors. |
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Amish Life
Living Plainly and Serving God
By Darryl D. Jones
(Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. Pp. xxiv, 102. Foreword, illustrations. $29.95.)
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| This book contains a brief introduction to Amish religion and culture and to the history of the Amish in Indiana, with a focus on their three principal areas of settlement in the Allen/Adams County area, the Elkhart/LaGrange County area, and Daviess County. The remainder of the book consists of handsome color photographs of Amish people, scenery, and animals, organized seasonally (spring to winter). |
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Indy Racing Before the 500
The Untold Story of the Brickyard
By D. Bruce Scott
Edited by Hetty Gray
(Batesville, Ind.: Indiana Reflections, 2005. Pp. xi, 262. Illustrations, references, notes. $59.95. Available from www.indianareflections.com.)
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| Scott and Gray present an in-depth history of the Indiana Motor Speedway in the years preceding the first Indianapolis 500. Carl Fisher and Lem Trotter purchased the land and built the first track, believing that racing American cars against European cars in the United States would inspire American carmakers (especially those in Indianapolis) to improve their cars' speed. In May of 1909, the Speedway held hot-air balloon races; in August it hosted its first motorcycle and car races. The deaths of five men in those races prompted Fisher to repave the track with brick. The 1910 racing season included more car races (the winning speed of the September 5 race was 78.849 mph) as well as an aviation meet in which the Wright brothers participated. In fall of that year, Fisher announced that a 500-mile race—the first Indianapolis 500—would be held on May 30, 1911. Scott and Gray provide extensive analyses of each race and include a number of photographs, stereoscopic slides, and other images of memorabilia from the Indiana Motor Speedway archives, private collections, and historical societies. |
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Dillinger
The Untold Story
By G. Russell Girardin and William J. Helmer. Expanded edition prepared with the assistance of Rick Mattix
(Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. Pp. xxi, 377. Illustrations, appendixes, sources, index. Paperbound, $19.95.)
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