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by John Tebbel, Theodore Roscoe, Louise Dickinson Rich, Emerson Hough, Henry Castor, Doris Faber, Corinne J. Naden
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John Tebbel

John Tebbel was a journalist, educator, and media historian whose major work chronicled the history of American book publishing from the colonial era to the late 20th century. A newspaperman by training, Mr. Tebbel worked in nearly every aspect of publishing, as a reporter, journalism professor, magazine and book editor, historical novelist and the author of more than two dozen nonfiction books. A former chairman of New York University's journalism department, he was also the first director of the university's Graduate Institute of Book Publishing, founded in 1958. Tebbel’s best-known work was "A History of Book Publishing in the United States" (Bowker), a 20-year undertaking published in four volumes from 1972 to 1980. His other books include "An American Dynasty: The Story of the McCormicks, Medills and Pattersons" (1947), "The Life and Good Times of William Randolph Hearst" (1952), "The American Magazine: A Compact History" (1969) and the novels "Touched With Fire" (1952) and "A Voice in the Streets" (1954).

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Examines the events leading to the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 which ended Indian and British control of the Ohio Valley.

How the series evolves

beginning
The Battle of Fallen Timbers, August 20, 1794
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finale
The Haymarket Affair, Chicago, 1886
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overall
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Books in this Series

The Battle of Fallen Timbers, August 20, 1794

John Tebbel
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Examines the events leading to the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 which ended Indian and British control of the Ohio Valley.

The Trent Affair, November, 1861: U.S. detainment of a British ship nearly brings war with England

Theodore Roscoe
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Describes the incidents at the beginning of the Civil War that nearly led the United States into another war with Britain.

King Philip's war, 1675-76

Louise Dickinson Rich
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Describes the causes, events, and outcome of the war waged against the English settlers by the Wampanoag Indians in the seventeenth century.

Fifty-four forty or fight

Emerson Hough, Henry Castor
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The Tripolitan war, 1801-1805

Henry Castor
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Chronicles the causes and events of the Tripolitan War fought to rid the Mediterranean of the Barbary Pirates.

The Lincoln assassination, April 14, 1865

Theodore Roscoe
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Describes Lincoln's assassination, traces the disclosure of the murder conspiracy, and discusses the many clues that were never pursued which still remain to puzzle history.

The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr

Doris Faber
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A biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., focusing on his involvement in the civil rights movement. Discusses the investigations of his assassination.

The Chicago fire, 1871

Corinne J. Naden
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Describes the Chicago of 1871, how it burned, how it recovered to rise again, and how the disaster helped bring about social changes in Chicago and other cities.

The Triangle Shirtwaist fire, March 25, 1911

Corinne J. Naden
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Explains how the conditions surrounding the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire were representative of the garment industry in 1911 and how disclosure of these conditions contributed to subsequent reforms resulting from public pressure.

The Haymarket Affair, Chicago, 1886

Corinne J. Naden
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Describes the causes, events, and far-reaching consequences of the brief but deadly encounter between workers and police in Chicago's Haymarket Square in 1886.