Covers close kin in Scott County, Indiana and the organization of the 23rd Indiana Regiment. Covers 5 young Kimberlin men, cousins and brothers. Using surviving letters, voices of the Kimberlin family– and their opinions about Copperheads and Butternuts, who may have just been against the war for the coming economic hit and fear of bloodshed. Find out what happened to these veterans and their families after the war.  Read more about The Kimberlins go to War: A Union Family in Copperhead Country

Pure enjoyment as you see through rich historical photographs of residents of all stripes and incomes in their playing with ball, goats, and dolls as well as work, travel, party, and care for each other. Perfect end-of-the-long-day “read” for days when tired of your phone and computer! Read more about Monroe County Everyday Life in Indiana

Leave it to a self-made female millionaire and entrepreneur to show us what her style of generosity might look like.  The mother of someone who shaped the  Harlem Renaissance, Walker and those influenced by her changed how beauty shops and professional stylists could advance their own lives and entire communities through the science and art of beauty curriculum. Written by a professor of philanthropic studies, we learn more about Walker’s resolve for the elevation of other black women entrepreneurs, influencing others to do the same.  Read more about Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy During Jim Crow.

Naturalists explain the science and beauty along the Lake Michigan shoreline, but the photographs are fantastic.For those who are unable to travel, this book provides a field trip you won’t forget. “Often declining globally, but hanging on locally,” these are great stories of its history, including an overview of the the Indian Trails and Villages and how they operated before Europeans introduced steel axes and plows to clear the trees. Shows technical history of how they used to remove sand and innovation, e.g. gliders and the creation of the state park. Read more about Dreams of Duneland: A Pictorial History of Indiana

Providing a chronological and narrative history of the KKK from the Ohio River to Lake Michigan, Madison makes his case how organized hate of the 1920s “was as American as apple pie.” Dramatic illustrations, investigation, and photos support his work and provide profound exhibit and unforgettable read.  Read more about The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland