Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County

Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County
Author: William Alexander Taylor
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Total Pages: 478
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 3849673545

Columbus is the state capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio, as well as the county seat of Franklin County. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. This is a full account of the history of this beautiful towns, of Franklin county and its various townships and includes a huge and thoroughly investigated biographical section.

The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America
Author: C. Joseph Nuesse
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1990
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780813207360

"The university has been known for the excellence of its teaching . . .; its immense influence on American Catholic education and the intensity and liveliness of its intramural theological debates, reflecting the stresses of the modern world on the church. This informative history, by an emeritus professor of sociology, traces the university's development, omitting no controversy of relevance to current issues."--Washington Post Book World