The Great Black Swamp: Historical Tales of 19Th-Century Northwest Ohio

Contents: (Main headings only) The great black swamp From Scotland to Perrysburg John Hunt chronicle The Stafford bell The worst road in America The compassionate warrior Soldier of the American revolution Women of the Maumee Valley The Toledo War Colonel Dresden Howard Fort Meigs A Frog Town with a hog back Summer of dread The canal days Early journey through northwest Ohio The fearless traveler Black Swamp gas & black gold A Dickensian view of Ohio Snapshots