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Indianapolis

A Concise History

As its name denotes, Indianapolis is without question Indiana's city. Known as the Crossroads of America, Indianapolis and the surrounding communities have and continue to play an important role in politics, logistics, and commerce for both the state and the country.

Indianapolis: A Concise History looks at the development of the city from a frontier village to a major railroad city in the late nineteenth century and through its continued growth in the twentieth century. Author and historian Jon C. Teaford reveals the origins of the Indianapolis Speedway, the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Klan, the persistent racial tension in the city, and the revitalization efforts under Mayor William Hudnut and his successors.

Since 1824 Indianapolis has been the state's largest city, its political center, and the home of Indiana's state government, and it continues to be a center for urban growth.

About the Author

JON C. TEAFORD is Professor of History at Purdue University. He is the author of a number of previous books on American urban history, including City and Suburb: The Political Fragmentation of Metropolitan America, 1850–1970 and The Rough Road to Renaissance: Urban Revitalization in America, 1940–1985.

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Other Titles by Jon C. Teaford

Post-Suburbia

Jon C. Teaford
Feb 2020 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$47.00 USD - Paperback / softback
$47.00 USD - Electronic book text

The Unheralded Triumph

Jon C. Teaford
Dec 2019 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$62.00 USD - Paperback / softback
$62.00 USD - Electronic book text

The Twentieth-Century American City, third edition

Jon C. Teaford
Sep 2016 - Johns Hopkins University Press
$32.00 USD - Paperback / softback
$32.00 USD - Electronic book text