Excerpt from The Hesperian, or Western Monthly Magazine, 1838, Vol. 1 Such was Ohio half a century ago: such is Ohio now. In describing the past and the present condition of this region, the wand of magic may well have been refer ed to, as it frequently has; for it would seem not possible that anything in the course of mere human events, could within a period so brief work a change so great. Yet there has been no magic here, but that which exists in the earth, and in the air, throughout the world: no wand, but the plowman's share, the reaper's hook, the merchant's ledger, the manufacturer's machinery, and the mechanic's tool. These, with the intelligence and enterprise of a free people brought to bear upon the rich ness and energies of a virgin soil, have produced the mighty metamorphosis which we behold - It is surely matter of honest pride; and with entire propriety may the sons of Ohio point to the history of their origin, and exult in their advancement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.