'The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History' was first published to an enthusiastic response late in the fall of 1987. Historian James H. Madison of Indiana University called it 'a unique and impressive work of scholarship, ' and Kenneth T. Jackson of Columbia University, editor of the just-released Encyclopedia of New York City, said 'No similar reference work currently exists for any American city....It will help restore pride in the city and in a metropolitan...

Many of Clevelands dearly departed haunt the Forest City to this day. A spirit lingers in the ballroom, and a little girl cries on the third floor of Franklin Castle, the most haunted site in the city. The man in the green hat will not leave the stage at the Palace Theater. Chief Joc-O-Sot still wanders Erie Cemetery centuries after his death, unable to rest in his grave, while a phantom in full Civil War uniform paces inside the Soldiers and Sailors...

"Behind Bayonets" focuses on Ohio's substantial role in the Civil War. It is perhaps the only work that uses published and unpublished sources written by northeast Ohioans to comment on the causes, course, and purpose of the war. It does not provide an overview of battles, but it does address soldiers' enlistments and early camp experiences, women's experiences, public reactions to emancipation and the general political interest in the war, local...