Table of Contents

Introduction by James H. Madison Preface Part One: Crossroads, U.S.A. Chapter 1 State Fair Part Two: Beginnings Chapter 2 By Flatboat and Wagon Chapter 3 Wilderness Years Chapter 4 Senator Hannegan, Son of the West Part Three: Growth Chapter 5 In Civil War Chapter 6 Revolt on the Farm Chapter 7 The Gas Boom Part Four: The Golden Age Chapter 8 The Best Years, the Best Place Chapter 9 James Whitcomb Riley and Company Chapter 10 Leaders for the New Age Part Five: Voices of Protest Chapter 11 Eugene V. Debs Chapter 12 William and Powers Hapgood Part Six: Four Gentlemen from Indiana Chapter 13 Prologue: The 1920s Chapter 14 D. C. Stephenson, Klansman Chapter 15 Court Asher, Isolationist Chapter 16 Ned Gorrell, Country Editor Chapter 17 Ralph F. Gates, Grass-Roots Governor Part Seven: The Conditions that Prevail Chapter 18 Troubled Years: The 1930s and 1940s Chapter 19 Straws in the Hoosier Wind Acknowledgments Bibliography Index

About the Author

JOHN BARTLOW MARTIN (1915-1988) was a journalist and free-lance writer who grew up in Indianapolis and was graduated from DePauw University. He worked for the Associated Press, was a reporter for the Indianapolis Times, and was the author of numerous articles, stories, and books.