The Fowler Family Celebrates Statehood and a Wedding: An Illustrated History with Paper Dolls

by Mary K. Inman and Louise F. Pence

In 1803, Ohio symbolized the American Dream. Though it had just joined the Union, it was sparsely populated and still very much the Western Frontier. Statehood was the most exciting event of many young settlers' lives. Americans young and old caught "Ohio Fever."The rich Ohio Country offered everything settlers could hope for--inexpensive, abundant land and countless opportunities to better themselves and provide for families. State law prohibited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896725022
• ISBN13: 9780896725027
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 5.0"