History of Athens County, Ohio And Incidentally of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settl... Book

A solid work of history which goes a long way to dispelling some of the memery regarding Australia's supposed lack of history. Important to note that this book has not been written in the style of a text book but more of a narrative and one where the author rather nicely injects the various cultures, biases and personalities of the figures involved. This is done particularly well when it comes to capturing the conflict that existed between Protestants and Catholics or the Free immigrants vs former convicts. Now whilst this makes for a more engaging read if you aren't careful these flourishes could easily be mistaken for the authors own beliefs - which aside from making him seem confused and hypocritical could be off-putting to a sensitive reader.

Giving this a bonus star for bringing excitement and colour to an area that sorely needs it without sacrificng academic quality.