A Journey to the Falls

By Clay Patterson Baird

Illustrated by Clay Baird, Jr.

Copyright 1976

Clarksville, Indiana

Printed by Pinaire Lithographing Corp., Louisville, Kentucky

Scarce local history of the Falls of the Ohio region by Clay Patterson Baird of Clarksville, Indiana. The book presents a historical account of the Falls and surrounding Ohio River region, beginning with its prehistoric past and continuing through later settlement and development.

The Indiana Historical Bureau describes the book as “a brief overview of the history beginning with prehistoric times” and includes it in its bibliography of resources concerning Indiana before the age of dinosaurs. The work has also been cited as a historical source in National Register of Historic Places documentation for the New Albany area.

Illustrated throughout by Clay Baird, Jr.

SIGNED / INSCRIBED COPY: Title page bears a handwritten inscription, “To Sands,” followed by the signature of Clay Baird.

Softcover. Copyright page identifies Clay P. Baird of Clarksville, Indiana as copyright holder and gives a 1976 publication date.

Vintage pre-owned condition with age-related toning, discoloration and light handling/storage wear to the covers. Binding appears intact. Please examine photographs carefully for exact condition.

An uncommon Southern Indiana local-history title with particular interest for collectors and researchers of the Falls of the Ohio, Clarksville, New Albany, Louisville, Ohio River history, archaeology, fossils, and early regional history.

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History/background

This is one of those little local books that is more significant than its plain cover suggests.

The Indiana Historical Bureau specifically lists Baird's A Journey to the Falls, Louisville: Pinaire Lithographing Corp., 1976, in its research bibliography Indiana Before the Age of Dinosaurs. IHB characterizes it as a brief historical overview beginning in prehistoric times.

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