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

From the vast marsh called the Great Black Swamp that once covered northwest Ohio comes chronicles of pioneers and their sorrows and struggles in settling the area. Additional tales include area War of 1812 battles; the Miami and Erie Canal; local cholera epidemics; the Toledo War; Charles Dickens' view of Ohio and the humanity of the great Shawnee Chief Tecumseh.