{"product_id":"lost-evansville-paperback","title":"Lost Evansville - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Lachlan MacLeod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the Wabash and Erie Canal to the Faultless Caster Factory, Evansville has seen much of its history disappear. \/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early twentieth century, vestiges of old Evansville like the B'nai Israel temple and Coal Mine Hill gave way to a modern city. Numerous changes in the thirty years following World War II altered the physical appearance of the city, including the removal of the old Central High School, Assumption Cathedral, Gear Town, and more. Less physical but nevertheless vital history like the struggle over Civil Rights in Evansville has been overlooked and, until now, lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together a captivating fast-paced account illustrated with over eighty images, award-winning Evansville historian Dr James MacLeod tells the fascinating story of what was lost, what came in its place, and what was preserved against the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Lachlan MacLeod was educated at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and is professor of history and department chair at the University of Evansville. He is the author of three books: \u003cem\u003eThe Second Disruption\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEvansville in World War II\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Cartoons of Evansville's Karl Kae Knecht\u003c\/em\u003e. He serves on various boards locally, and in 2021, he received the Indiana Historical Society's Hubert Hawkins History Award in recognition of his distinguished service and career in local history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330736787693,"sku":"9781467153324","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/uEKXb2_TLa9781467153324.webp?v=1784937041","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/lost-evansville-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}