{"product_id":"terre-haute-vigo-county-in-vintage-postcards-9780738507477","title":"Terre Haute \u0026 Vigo County in Vintage Postcards","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dorothy Weinz Jerse | John Becker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - State \u0026amp; Local - Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffering a unique historical account using only postcard images, this new book showcases the people, buildings, neighborhoods, schools and events that shaped the region.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor most of the 20th century, the Crossroads of America was literally at the intersection of U.S. 41 and the National Road, right at the corner of Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue in downtown Terre Haute, Indiana. Although the crossroads has shifted, Vigo County is still a major transportation center perched on the high side of the Wabash River, made famous by songwriter Paul Dresser.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptured here in over 200 vintage images is the history of Terre Haute and Vigo County, chronicling the area's earliest days all the way through to World War One., including notables Eugene V. Debs, Chauncey Rose, Collett Park, and the 1913 Tornado and Flood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46312137130135,"sku":"9780738507477","price":2433.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780738507477.webp?v=1767704247","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/terre-haute-vigo-county-in-vintage-postcards-9780738507477","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}