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The Great Black Swamp: Historical Tales of 19thCentury Northwest Ohio

Tells stories of pioneers and their sorrows and struggles in settling an area of northwest Ohio that was once covered by a vast marsh called the Great Black Swamp. Additional stories include area War of 1812 activity; the Miami and Erie Canal; area cholera epidemics; the Toledo War; Charles Dickens’ view of Ohio and the humanity of the great Shawnee Chief Tecumseh. 
120 pages & 21 B/W photos
ISBN 978-0-9665910-1-9
Retail price $11.95

The Great Black Swamp II: 
More Historical Tales of Northwestern Ohio

Contains more of the Black Swamp human experience along with a map of the Swamp and of how it was drained. Additionally the book includes a chapter on the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers which ended the Ohio Indian Wars; of the exile of area Native Americans; of the early Maumee River valley; of Ohio’s first steam railroad and of the local Underground Railroad. 
126 pages & 32 B/W photos
ISBN 978-0-9665910-2-6
Retail price $12.95

NEW IN 2022

​The Great Black Swamp IV: ​Unique People and Places of Northwest Ohio

New in 2022. Features 12 historical biographies of Toledo and northwest Ohio women and men who by chance or design walked unique paths in their lives.  The book also presents ten chapters on places of natural or historical interest in this part of the state. To read the book's Foreword click on About the Author.
204 pages with 61 color & B/W photos
ISBN 978-09665910-7-1
Retail price $19.95
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Great Black Swamp Woods & Wanders: Nature’s Jewels in Northwest Ohio

 Offers a written and pictorial tour of the bounty nature has to offer in the northwest quadrant of the state including the Lake Erie shoreline and marshes, the Oak Openings region, Toledo Metroparks and Toledo Botanical Garden and various nature preserves, ranging from Seneca to Williams counties. Over two dozen parks, nature preserves and wildlife areas are included with 60 color photos that reflect the four seasons of the year. 
105 pages
ISBN 978-0-9665910-4-0
Retail price $19.95

The Great Black Swamp III: Further Historical Tales of northwest Ohio

Continues the Black Swamp saga along with that of a young, French priest who wandered the Swamp looking for souls to serve; of the daily lives of area Native Americans; of the journeys of European immigrants who left everything behind to come here; of the five forts that were built along the Maumee River between Toledo and Fort Wayne, Indiana; and more stories of the deadly and sometimes chaotic events that took place when the War of 1812 raged across the region. 
136 pages & 29 color photos
ISBN 978-0-9665910-5-7
Retail price $14.95

One Summer Day
in America

Recalls a day in Cleveland, Ohio and the country, July 13, 1954, the day the baseball All Star game was played in Cleveland during the game’s golden age. The field was rich with legendary ballplayers destined for the Hall of Fame and histories and anecdotes of them are woven into a written replay of the contest. Life was also going on beyond the stadium walls that hot summer day and the book examines events happening in both Cleveland and the nation through the eyes of newspapers. Topics ranging from 1950’s prosperity and fears of communism to Cleveland’s most sensational murder ever are revisited. 
160 pages. ISBN 978-0-9665910-6-4
Retail price, $19.95