Faber, Don, 1939-

The Toledo War : the first Michigan-Ohio rivalry / Don Faber. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008. - xii, 213 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

2009 Michigan Notable Book

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-209) and index.

The Battle of Phillips Corners -- Roots of the dispute I : the Northwest Ordinance -- Roots of the dispute II : Ohio statehood -- Prelude to war, 1815-30 -- Path to statehood -- A war of words opens the curtain -- Acts of provocation -- Events of April-June 1835 -- Bloodshed in Toledo -- The case for Ohio -- The case for Michigan -- Governor Mason is fired -- Statehood in the balance -- Bloodless victory at Toledo : Lucas trumps Mason -- War's end -- Epilogue -- Time line for the Toledo War and Michigan statehood.

9780472070541 (cloth : alk. paper) 0472070541 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780472050543 (paper : alk. paper) 0472050540 (paper : alk. paper)

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Lucas, Robert, 1781-1853.
Mason, Stevens Thomson, 1811-1843.


Toledo War, 1835.


Ohio--Boundaries--Michigan.
Michigan--Boundaries--Ohio.
Toledo (Ohio)--History--19th century.
Ohio--History--1787-1865.
Michigan--History--To 1837.
Ohio--Politics and government--1787-1865.
Michigan--Politics and government--To 1837.

F497.B7 / F33 2008

977.1/03