{"product_id":"historic-downtown-cincinnati-kent-jones-9780738582917","title":"Historic Downtown Cincinnati","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJourney into the rich history of Cincinnati and see how it got the name \u003ci\u003eThe Queen City of the West\u003c\/i\u003e. A must for fans of Cincinnati and Ohio history \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking down the dirt, cobblestone, or paved streets of downtown Cincinnati in the past, there is no telling whom a person would meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Someone might rub elbows with future presidents, such as Hayes, Taft, or that visiting lawyer from Illinois--Lincoln; dine with Generals Wayne, Grant, or Sherman; have tea with Harriet Beecher Stowe; or share a mug of Hauck beer with Frank Duveneck, Stephen Foster, or that poet-warrior William Lytle. A person lingering in the opulent hotels may meet visiting artists such as Junius Booth, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Henry Irving, and his manager, Bram Stoker; hear a speech by abolitionist Salmon P. Chase or flirt with the pretty Confederate spy Lottie Moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Once the furthest expansion of the western frontier, every street and corner of downtown Cincinnati has been tread by the famous and infamous. \u003ci\u003eHistoric Downtown Cincinnati\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of America, of businessmen like the brothers-in-law \u003ci\u003eProcter and Gamble\u003c\/i\u003e, of visionaries like McGuffy, and powerful political bosses like George Cox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent Jones, Steven J. Rolfes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738582913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738582917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Kent Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981154681087,"sku":"9780738582917","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10261e8b-97d8-40e8-ab8c-15606199074c.jpg?v=1683253958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historic-downtown-cincinnati-kent-jones-9780738582917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}