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Map out your Bicentennial Road Trip

Did you hear?! The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) Press is planning a literary Bicentennial road trip, and several stops in Marion County made the cut! From the Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum and the Statehouse Rotunda in downtown Indianapolis to Sarah T. Bolton Park in Beech Grove, many local attractions are recognized with the release of Road Trip: A Pocket History of Indiana by Andrea Neal.

The book is a compilation of 100 historical essays with a twist. Each article on Indiana events and figures has a destination attached: a marker, monument, museum, park or annual event that Hoosiers can attend or visit to make the state’s history come alive.

Today on Indy Style, Andrea chats with Amber about the book and the exciting things that await you on YOUR trip through Indiana!

ABOUT Road Trip: A Pocket History of Indiana by Andrea Neal:

Other essay topics include famous figures from central Indiana such as Benjamin Harrison, James Whitcomb Riley and Madam C.J. Walker and historical events such as Robert F. Kennedy’s famous 1968 speech and the impact of 9/11 on the state.

Readers who intend to use this book as a travel guide will find the accompanying historic sites and landmarks in chronological order, beginning with the impact of the Ice Age on Indiana and ending with the Bicentennial itself.

For more information about the book, or other IHS programs and resources, call (317) 232-1882 or visit IHS online at www.indianahistory.org.About the author

Andrea Neal is a U.S. History and English teacher at Saint Richards Episcopal School in Indianapolis. She also serves as an adjunct scholar and columnist with the Indiana Policy Review Foundation. Until 2003, Neal was a journalist, most recently at the Indianapolis Star, where she served as reporter, assistant city editor, editorial writer, and editorial page editor.