Located on the southern shores of Lake Erie; Cleveland was founded in 1796 by General Moses Cleaveland; an agent of the Connecticut Land Company surveying the Western Reserve. The modest frontier settlement became a village in 1815 and an incorporated city in 1836. By 1896; Cleveland boasted the Cuyahoga Building; the Soldiers and Sailors Monument; the Arcade; and the stately mansions of Euclid Avenue. Also known as "Millionaires Row;" it was home to Clevelands industrial; commercial; cultural; and political elite; including Tom L. Johnson; a streetcar magnate and arguably Clevelands finest mayor; and John D. Rockefeller; the founder of the Standard Oil Company and the nations first billionaire. In the history of Ohio; no city has been more populous; prosperous; and influential. Cleveland can credit its growth and strength as a city to its wealth of diversity.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Dr. Jim SullivanGreat book--I met Bill Monroe a few times before he died. What a geat man.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy AWADE22766LOVE IT2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Less Than Expected. Had PotentialBy Matthew F. MertaImages of America/Arcadia Publishing is known for putting out photo-histories of small regions around the US. such as cities or suburbs. with each book covering a subject matter that made that region famous. In this case. the subject is bluegrass music. but the book covers a wider area. as in the entire state of Kentucky. This book could have been a lot better if more time was put into it. Many band photos chosen are of groups that have very little or no impact on the music scene. only that one or more of the band members is from KY.A lot of the information is redundant and repetitive. For example. there are a number of photos showing The Osborne Brothers. and the captions say the same thing about the band under each different photo. This also holds true for multiple photos of Bill Monroe. Ricky Skaggs. and David "Stringbean" Akeman. The organization of chapters is what helps to create this redundancy. The author chose to go primarly chronologically. Thus. a photo of Sam Bush in the 1970s says about the same thing as one of him in the 1990s. It tends to be more irritating when the photos are near or next to each other. as in the case of a regional band The McLain Family. It is almost as if each chapter was edited by a different person and no one checked with anyone else.There are many photos that are of poor quality. and not because of the age. They seem to be copies of copies of snaphsots taken with someones Kodak Instamatic. Another low point is that a few photos have very little reason to be in the book. For example. there is a publicity shot of the Del McCoury Band. The caption only mentions the band members and that the band is one of the best out. It isnt until a few chapters later that there is a photo of fiddler Jason Carter from the DMB stating he is from KY.One sad note about the choice of photos and information in the book is that the author mentions that KY native and New Grass Revivial bassist Ebo Walker was the person who coined the phrase "newgrass." Yet there is not one photo of him in the book. There are a number of photos avaialble of Ebo in one of his many bands (NGR. Bluegrass Alliance) from many archive and internet sources.There are a few gems in this book. such as the photo of a very young Chris Thile (later of Nickel Creek) getting a private lesson from Bill Monroe. There is also some great coverage of bands/artists that dont usually get recognition. such as Pam Gadd and The New Coon Creek Girls. However. the low points outweigh the high points. There are no notes within the book to say how much experience the author has with bluegrass music. but someone with an armchair history knowledge will find a number of errors and awkward coverage. For someone from KY who has a lot of involvement with the bluegrass music scene in the state. this may be somewhat worthwhile. For everyone else. they should probably pass. as there are a number of other books on the market that provide more accurate and enjoyable information.
