Hoosier history overflows with bold visionaries, noble heroes and
lovable rogues.
May Wright Sewall struggled to uplift womankind and unflinchingly called
for peace in a world sleepwalking toward conflict. In the guise of Abe
Martin, Kin Hubbard graced the Indianapolis News's back page for
twenty-six years with folksy humor. Combat photographer John A. Bushemi
bravely faced the terrors of war and perished capturing its violence.
Audacious automotive pioneer Carl G. Fisher went to any length to
promote himself, even flying a car via a hot-air balloon. Drawing on
more than thirty years of experience, author Ray E. Boomhower, the dean
of Hoosier biographers, brings together forty of the most notable
figures from the nineteenth state.