Kent State University Press imprint: 593 books
One of Custer's Wolverines
The Civil War Letters of Brevet Brigadier General James H. Kidd, 6th Michigan Cavalry
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
Primarily known for his postwar exploits, most famously his 1876 defeat at Little Big Horn, George Armstrong Custer is receiving renewed interest for his successful Civil War generalship. He led the Michigan Cavalry Brigade in more than sixty battles and skirmishes. Forming perhaps the finest single...
Rockne and Jones
Notre Dame, USC, and the Greatest Rivalry of the Roaring Twenties
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Notre Dame’s rallying cry was once “Win one for the Gipper.” The football series with Army that spawned that memorable slogan has long since faded into history, but every year the Irish continue to face another storied rival to test their mettle. The annual tradition of Notre Dame versus USC...
The Way of the Pipa
Structure and Imagery in Chinese Lute Music
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1992
“Over the centuries a repertoire of solo pipa pieces has developed and this study focuses on those found in the Hua collection, which encompasses the pieces in the repertoire of the Hua family, and was printed, using the wooden block technique, in 1819. Among the works are many ancient melodies...
Rosie the Rubber Worker
Women Workers in Akron's Rubber Factories during World War II
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2000
In this richly illustrated book Kathleen L. Endres examines the lives of women working in the rubber industry in World War II.Endres points out that women were not new to the factories of Akron. Years before the war, many women had been balancing their home lives with working in these factories. And...
The Romance of History
Essays in Honor of Lawrence S. Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
The Romance of History is a collection of articles and essays which reflects the varied professional interests of eminent diplomatic historian Lawrence S. Kaplan. The collection is drawn largely from Kaplan’s former students—accomplished scholars in their own right—but also features senior colleagues.
Throughout...
Buckeye Presidents
Ohioans in the White House
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 1999
An examination of the important role of Ohio in U.S. presidential history
Only two states can claim the title “the Mother of U.S. Presidents”—Ohio and Virginia. Fifteen presidents have hailed from either Ohio or Virginia, though one of those men, William Henry Harrison, is attributed...
Fernando Wood
A Political Biography
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Fernando Wood was one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century America. His fellow New Yorkers either respected or despised him, depending whether they considered his policies beneficial or harmful to their interests. The character revealed herein possessed some admirable qualities;...
by George Condon
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
A narrative history of Cleveland’s West Side
“In the beginning, two settlements straddled the Cuyahoga River at its northernmost reach, where it twists its way into Lake Erie. The older and larger of the two, Cleveland, was on the east bank. The younger community on the west bank was called...
Hauptmanns Ladder
A Step-by-Step Analysis of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. Almost all of America believed Hauptmann guilty; only a few magazines and tabloids published articles questioning his conviction. In the ensuing decades, many books about the Lindbergh case have been...
Citizens and Communities
Civil War History Readers, Volume 4
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2015
Trailblazing essays on the home front from Civil War History
For more than sixty years the journal Civil War History has presented the best original scholarship in the study of America’s greatest struggle. Civil War History Readers reintroduce the most influential articles published in the...
My Father Spoke Finglish at Work
Finnish Americans in Northeastern Ohio
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
A regional view of Finnish immigration
In 1874 the first Finnish immigrants came to Northeast Ohio’s Lake Erie port towns to work on the docks loading coal or unloading iron ore from ships sailing the Great Lakes or to work on the railroads. As with most immigrant groups, the Finns clustered...
A Cleveland Legacy
The Architecture of Walker and Weeks
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2011
Published in cooperation with Western Reserve Historical Society
“Walker and Weeks was the most influential architectural firm in Ohio during the first half of the twentieth century. It transformed the image of Cleveland from that of an overgrown Victorian village into one of a progressive...
Unforgettable Ohioans
Thirteen Mavericks Who Made History on Their Own Terms
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Captivating portraits of extraordinary individuals
Famous Buckeyes are recognized by practically everyone. They range from presidents and inventors to aviators and astronauts. But other important Ohioans have been unfairly forgotten over the years. To find them, the authors of Unforgettable...
by Frederick Lieb
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
A facsimile reproduction of the 1946 history of the Detroit Tigers
Fred Lieb’s team history of the Detroit Tigers was originally published in1946 as part of the celebrated series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose and delightful narratives,...