Content Pathfinder
Ohio History Resources

Allison Carver
L.T. Ball Jr. High
Centerville
Ohio History
Grade 7
Ohio history/language arts/information literacy
Ohio history b confederation and frontier period

The purpose of this pathfinder is to provide resources for Ohio history research. The period being researched corresponds to the time period portrayed in the historical novel The Second Bend in the River by Ann Rinaldi.
Dewey Numbers

Fic
B
920
973.2
977
977.1
978
Subject Headings

Frontier and pioneer life
Historical Fiction
Indians of North America
Ohio b Governors
Ohio b History
Presidents b United States b Biography
Research b Methodology

Professional Resources
Books (nonfiction)
Walker, Byron H. Frontier Ohio : a resource guide for teachers. Ohio Historical
Society, 1972. (977.1 Wal)

Eisenberg, Michael B. and Robert E. Berkowitz b The Definitive Big6 Workshop Handbook, third
ed., Linworth, 2003.

-Teaching Information & Technology Skills: the Big6 in Secondary Schools. Linworth,
2000.

InfOhio Electronic Resources
American National Biography
Annals of American History
Ohio Memory

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Web Sites
Ohio History Teachers
The Big 6
Big 6 Resources from Wenatchee School District, WA
WLMA Benchmarks for Information Literacy

Media Resources
Eisenberg, Michael B. Solving Information Problems: the Big6 Way [videorecording]. Linworth, 2003.

Resources for students
Books (fiction)
Eckert, Allan W. The Frontiersmen. Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2001.

Rinaldi, Ann. The Second Bend in the River. Scholastic, 1997.

Books (nonfiction)
Cunningham, Maggi. Little Turtle. Dillon Press, 1978 (B Lit).

Eckert, Allan W. Blue Jacket : war chief of the Shawnees. Landfall Press, 1983 (B Blu).

Edmunds, R. David. The Shawnee Prophet. University of Nebraska Press, 1983 (B Ten).

Ellis, William. The Ordinance of 1787 : the nation begins. Landfall Press, 1987 (977 Ell).

Foster, Emily The Ohio Frontier. University Press of Kentucky, 1996 (977.1 Fos).

Freedman, Russell. Indian Chiefs. Holiday House, 1987 (920 Fre).

The Governors of Ohio. Ohio Historical Society, 1969 (920 Gov).

Hawke, David. The Colonial Experience. Bobbs-Merrill, 1966 (973.2 Haw).

Hook, Jason. American Indian Warrior Chiefs. Sterling Publishing Co., 1989 (920 Hoo).

Howard, James. Shawnee! Ohio University Press, 1981 (970 How).

Howe, Robert. Ohio yesterday and today. Roblen Publishing Co., 1995 (977.1 How).

Hunt, R. Douglas. The Ohio Frontier. Indiana University Press, 1996 (977.1 Hun).

Kilner, Arthur. Greene County, Ohio b past and present. Heritage Books, 1997 (977.1 Kil).

Miller, Irene. History of Miami County. Taylor Publishing Co., 1982 (977.1 Mil).

Newark, Peter. Pioneers. Gallery Books, 1984 (978 New).

Stevens, Rita. Benjamin Harrison : 23rd President of the United States. Garrett, 1989 (B Har).

Wells, Bob. Mad Anthony Wayne. Putnam, 1970 (B Way).

Books (Reference)
Encyclopedia of Ohio. Somerset Publishers, 1982(Ref 977.1 Enc).

Galloway, William. Old Chillicothe. The Buckeye Press, 1934 (Ref 977.1 Gal).

Hover, John. Memoirs of the Miami Valley. Robert O. Law Co., 1919 (Ref 977.1 Hov).

Wheeler, Robert. Ohio Newspapers ; a living record. Ohio History Press, 1950 (Ref 977.1 Whe).

InfOhio Electronic Resources
American National Biography
Annals of American History
Ohio Memory

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Web Sites
Ohio Historical Society - OhioKIDS! - Ohio History Central
Ohio Historical Society's Online Resources
OPLIN: Discover Ohio > Ohio County Connections > Greene County
Xenia's History
Internet Public Library
Shawnee Language and the Shawnee Indian Culture
OLD CHILLICOTHE / BLUE JACKET
Fallen Timbers/Tecumseh Biography
MLA citation guide
Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It