Gentile, Roger L. Discovering Ohio Wines. Columbus, Ohio; Enthea Press, 1991. Some time back, I said that someone should write a reference book about Ohio wines and winemakers. Little did I know that Roger Gentile had already done so, be it two decades ago. Because a great deal has changed in the Ohio wine scene [...]
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Roberts, Carl V. 200 Years of Progress: A History of Dayton and the Miami Valley. Dubuque, Iowa; Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1978. The Miami Valley, or Miami Country, is an ambiguous creature. Vaguely the land surrounding the Great and Little Miami Rivers, I have seen this region defined as simply Dayton Metro to extending into Indiana [...]
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Federal Writers’ Project. The Ohio Guide. New York; Oxford University Press, 1940 (1946 printing). There is a good chance that your local library may have The Ohio Guide, which was compiled by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) and originally published in 1940. This book is part of the American Guide [...]
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