{"product_id":"unforgettable-ohioans-thirteen-mavericks-who-made-history-on-their-own-terms-paperback","title":"Unforgettable Ohioans: Thirteen Mavericks Who Made History on Their Own Terms - 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\u003eRandy McNutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCheryl Bauer McNutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaptivating portraits of extraordinary individuals\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamous Buckeyes are recognized by practically everyone. They range from presidents and inventors to aviators and astronauts. But other important Ohioans have been unfairly forgotten over the years. To find them, the authors of \u003cem\u003eUnforgettable Ohioans\u003c\/em\u003e dug beneath the layer of well-known names to discover a cache of remarkable individuals whose lives had significant national or international impact. They won't show up on the top-ten list of most famous Ohioans, but their stories are nonetheless intriguing and important.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRandy and Cheryl Bauer McNutt introduce us to David Harpster, who became \"the Wool King of America,\" as the newspapers of his day called him, and drove a significant segment of the nation's economy; Lucy Webb Hayes, the future First Lady who sacrificed her comfort and safety--even the safety of one of her children--to become a \"mother\" to hundreds of injured Union soldiers during the Civil War; Zachary Lansdowne, the Greenville naval officer who became an expert on lighter-than-air craft and commanded the airship USS \u003cem\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/em\u003e when it crashed in Ohio in 1924; Benjamin Hanby, the Westerville songwriter whose hit songs comforted both Rebel and Yankee soldiers--and still entertain us each Christmas season; Lloyd \"Cowboy\" Copas, the smooth singer from Blue Creek who helped establish modern country music and later died in the same airplane crash that claimed the life of Patsy Cline; and Moses Fleetwood Walker, the Steubenville baseball player who came out of Oberlin College to become the first black player in the major leagues--in 1884. The lives and achievements of these and other extraordinary Ohioans are featured in this fascinating and entertaining book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRandy McNutt, \u003c\/strong\u003e the author of twenty-two books, is a former writer for \u003cem\u003eThe Cincinnati Enquirer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOhio Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e He has published two other books with the Kent State University Press, \u003cem\u003eLost Ohio: More Travels into Haunted Landscapes, Ghost Towns, and Forgotten Lives\u003c\/em\u003e (2006) and \u003cem\u003eFinding Utopia: Another Journey into Lost Ohio\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). A cultural historian, McNutt has also written extensively on American roots music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis wife, \u003cstrong\u003eCheryl Bauer McNutt, \u003c\/strong\u003e is a former teacher and newspaper writer and the author of ten books, including \u003cem\u003eWisdom's Paradise: The Forgotten Shakers of Union Village, \u003c\/em\u003e which she cowrote with Ohio senator Rob Portman. The McNutts live in Hamilton, Ohio.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 10.02 x 4.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43734616768647,"sku":"9781606352359","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/qZ92lhhxLc9781606352359.webp?v=1768485020","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/unforgettable-ohioans-thirteen-mavericks-who-made-history-on-their-own-terms-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}