The Biography of John Carey: An Ohio Pioneer

This biography, written, but unpublished, in the 1930's by Muriel Kinney (1865-1940), follows the life of one of Ohio's early pioneers and state legislators, her grandfather, the Hon. John Carey (1792-1875). She says of him: "Although he cannot be classed as one of America's great men, he must be recognized as extraordinary". Many original letters, both family and historically significant to Ohio's early statehood, are quoted throughout this delightful visit to 19th Century America. The aut...