A Centennial History of Akron, 1825-1925
Author: Historical Committee (Akron, Ohio)
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 692
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Historical Committee (Akron, Ohio)
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 692
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Akron (Ohio). Historical Society
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Summit County Historical Society (Ohio)
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 666
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Oscar E. Olin
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Published: 1997-11-01
Total Pages: 666
ISBN-13: 9780832871504
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Joyce Dyer
Publisher: The University of Akron Press
Published: 2003-07
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781931968171
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town tells the story of growing up in the rubber community of Firestone Park in Akron, Ohio"the former Rubber Capital of the World. The book begins with the rededication of the bronze Harvey Firestone statue on August 3, 2000, at the Centennial celebration for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. The statue"perched high on a hill at the entrance to Firestone Park, the residential community Harvey built for his workers in 1915"was sacred to the author, Joyce Coyne Dyer, and her father, Tom Coyne, during the fifties, a time when the Coynes worshipped the company and thought themselves members of the Firestone family.
Author: Kathleen L. Endres
Publisher: The University of Akron Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1931968365
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Women's clubs and organizations have always been vitally important to the health and well-being of the city of Akron, Ohio. They brought much-needed services to the city, created health institutions that continue today, and built Akron's cultural and literary foundations." "The story of women and their organizations is not told in typical histories of the city. Those historics of Akron have concentrated on the industrial, business, and government/political foundation of the city, the rubber barons, and the well-known, affluent men. Yet Akron women and their accomplishments cannot be overlooked. Over the decades, women, usually working through their clubs and organizations, have transformed the city."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Harriet Angel
Publisher: The University of Akron Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 1931968675
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published in 1887, this unique cookbook reflects the times in the simplicity of its recipes. Also included are discussions on cooking for the sick and homemade solutions for getting rid of red ants, removing mildew, and preventing calicos from fading. There's even a discussion on antidotes for common poisons of the day. What sets this book apart however, are the many advertisements. The book is a catalog of milliners, grocers, plumbers, and medicinal dealers. These listing provide a wonderful picture of the times. The book includes a newly written introduction that describes the times and social setting.
Author: H. Roger Grant
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 0816665621
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →By the start of the twentieth century railroads crisscrossed the nation, yet there were still those who believed that the railroad network in the United States was far from complete. Residents of small towns lacking rail access lobbied hard for steam and electric roads to serve their communities, and investors eagerly started new ventures that would fill the gaps in the railway map. While some of these roads enjoyed a degree of success, most of them were financial flops even before the rise of the highway system made them obsolete.In Twilight Rails, H. Roger Grant—one of the leading railroad historians working today—documents the stories of eight Midwestern carriers that appeared at the end of the railroad building craze. When historians have reflected on these “twilight” carriers, they have suggested that they were relevant only as examples of unwise business ventures. Grant finds that even the weakest railroads were important to the communities they served; the arrival of the railroad was cause for great celebration as residents were finally connected to the outside world. A railroad’s construction pumped money into local economies, farmers and manufacturers gained access to better markets, and the excitement generated by a new line often increased land values and inspired expansion of local businesses. Even the least financially successful carriers, Grant argues, managed to significantly improve their local economies.This thorough and highly accessible history provides a fascinating look at the motivations, accomplishments, and failures of the twilight carriers, granting a new breath of life to this neglected aspect of American railway history.
Author: Mark J. Price
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015-07-20
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1625851073
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From a prehistoric locale like the Big Falls of the Cuyahoga River to the cavernous 1970s majesty of the Coliseum, explore the places that have melted away in Akron's changing landscape. Remember M. O'Neil Company? Akron Times-Press? The North Hill Viaduct? WAKR-TV? Norka Soda? Rolling Acres Mall? These are icons that all defined the city and its people. For those who live in Akron, for those who have moved away and for those too young to remember the Rubber City's heyday, author Mark J. Price takes a fascinating look at fifty vanished landmarks from Akron's past.
Author: Jeri Holland
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011-01-09
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 162584171X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The ruins of an industrial past provide the perfect haunting grounds in this spirited Ohio city. Run down the apparitions that float down Rubber City streets and façades like the shadow of a passing blimp. Stroll along forgotten canals amid the restless chatter and clank of spirits cut down before their hard lives became easier. Catch a show at the Civic Theater with a “former” engineer who prophesied that death wouldn’t keep him from work. A more restive spirit is that of John Tedrow, a twenty-something mauled and murdered during a drunken brawl in 1882; he wails for help and resolution. In this ghostly tour through Akron’s haunted and sometimes brutal past, paranormal specialist and historian Jeri Holland digs into the ghost tales and local legends that linger here like this city’s industrial heritage. “Haunted Akron is a tour of events, places and creepy legends.” —Ohio.com