Books about Indianapolis and Indiana

City History

Indianapolis Then and Now (Then and Now)
by Nelson Price
September 9, 2004

The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana)
by David J. Bodenhamer, Robert G. Barrows
November 1, 1994

Indianapolis: A Circle City History (Making of America: Indiana)
by Jeffrey Tenuth
July 2004

Lost Indianapolis (Images of America)
by John McDonald
October 1, 2002

Indianapolis (Then & Now)
by W. C. Madden
August 1, 2003

Indianapolis: In Vintage Postcards (Postcard History Series)
by W. C. Madden
May 1, 2003

Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932 (Dear America)
by Kathryn Lasky
November 1, 2001

Hoosier Century: 100 Years of Photography from the Indianapolis Star and News
by Charlie Nye, Joe Young
November 28, 1999

Indianapolis Architecture: Transformations Since 1975
by Mary Ellen Gadski, David Kadlec
1994

Urban Tapestry: Indianapolis Stories (Indiana)
by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, et al
October 1, 2002

The Indianapolis ABCs: History of a Premier Team in the Negro Leagues
by Paul Debono
July 1, 1997

Indianapolis Union Station: Trains, Travelers & Changing Times
by James Hetherington
October 1, 2000

Camp Morton, 1861-1865: Indianapolis Prison Camp
by Hattie Lou Winslow, Joseph R. H. Moore
October 1, 1995

Now That Time Has Had Its Say: A History of the Indianapolis Central Canal, 1835-2002
by J. Darrell Bakken
December 1, 2002

History of the Little Church on the Circle;: Christ Church Parish, Indianapolis, 1837-1955
by Eli Lilly

Heavy Justice: The Trial of Mike Tyson (Sweet Science: Boxing in Literature and History)
by Randy Roberts, J. Gregory Garrison
April 1, 2000

Oldfields
by BRADLEY C. BROOKS, FRANK N. OWING
October 1, 2004

City Politics

To Market, to Market: Reinventing Indianapolis
by Ingrid Ritchie, Sheila Suess Kennedy
May 9, 2001

The Twenty-First Century City: Resurrecting Urban America
by Stephen Goldsmith
December 1, 1997

Indianapolis: Crossroads of the American Dream (Urban Tapestry Series)
by Richard G. Lugar, Craig Arive
March 1, 1996

Fiction Set in Indianapolis

Eye Opener (Five Star First Edition Mystery Series)
by Michael Z. Lewin
December 17, 2004
"Indianapolis private investigator Albert Samson has his license back..."

The Reluctant Detective and Other Stories
by Michael Z Lewin
October 24, 2001

Night Cover: A Lt. Leroy Powder Novel
by Michael Z. Lewin

Talbott Street
by Hutton Hayes
July 1, 2001

Charmed Circle: Indianapolis 1895 : A Mystery (The Heartland Chronicles)
by Nancy Niblack Baxter
November 1, 1994

Indiana Authors

Passing by: Gender and Public Harassment
by Carol Brooks Gardner
August 1, 1995

The Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley
by James Whitcomb Riley

The Magnificent Ambersons (The Modern Library Classics)
by Booth Tarkington

Alice Adams (Library of Indiana Classics)
by Booth Tarkington

A Girl of the Limberlost (The Library of Indiana Classics)
by Gene Stratton-Porter

Brewster's Millions (The Library of Indiana Classics)
by George Barr McCutcheon

In Limestone Country (Concord Library)
by Scott R. Sanders

The House of a Thousand Candles (Library of Indiana Classics)
by Meredith Nicholson, Howard Chandler Christy

Famous Hoosiers

Indiana's Own: Stories from the Heart
by Ray Rice

Indiana Legends: Famous Hoosiers from Johnny Appleseed to David Letterman
Nelson Price
October 1, 1997

Lincoln's Youth: Indiana Years 1816-1830
by Louis A. Warren

Abe: A Novel of the Young Lincoln
by Richard Slotkin

Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael
Richard M. Sudhalter
March 1, 2002

Cole Porter
by William McBrien
December 5, 2000

Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut (Indiana Biography Series)
by Ray E. Boomhower, et al.

The Indianapolis 500

Indy's Wildest Decade: Innovation and Revolution at the Brickyard
by Alex Gabbard
July 30, 2004

The Indy 500: 1956-1965 (Images of Sports)
by Ben Lawrence, et al
April 1, 2004

Autocourse Indianapolis 500
by Gil de Ferran
October 2003

Sports in Indianapolis

Let'Er Rip: The Colts in Indianapolis : A Look Back, a Look Ahead
by Terry Hutchens

The History of the Indianapolis Colts (NFL Today)
by Brian Hawkes
August 1, 2004

Tales from the Indianapolis Colts Sideline
by Mike Chappell
September 2004

Indianapolis Hockey (Images of Sports: Indiana)
by Andrew Smith
September 2004

Travel Guides

Day Trips from Indianapolis, 2nd: Getaways About Two Hours Away (Day Trips Series)
by Helen W O'Guinn
September 1, 2004

City Smart: Indianapolis
by Helen Wernle O'Guinn, Betsy Sheldon
September 1, 1999

The Insiders' Guide to Greater Indianapolis--2nd Edition
by Skip Berry, Jolene Ketzenberger
April 1, 1997

Indiana Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff
by Dick Wolfsie
May 1, 2003

Indiana Off the Beaten Path, 7th
by Phyllis Thomas
May 1, 2003

Oddball Indiana: A Guide to Some really Strange Places
by Jerome Pohlen
April 1, 2002

Amazing Tales from Indiana (Midland Book)
by Fred D. Cavinder
December 1, 1990

More Amazing Tales from Indiana
by Fred D. Cavinder
October 1, 2003

Miscellaneous

Indianapolis Museum of Art: Highlights of the Collection
by Indianapolis Museum of Art
May 2005

100 masterpieces of painting: Indianapolis Museum of Art
by Indianapolis Museum of Art

The Story of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
by Indianapolis Museum Of Art, Jane Graham (Editor)
May 1998

Back Home Again: Culinary Collections from the Junior League of Indianapolis, Incorporated
by Junior League Of Indianapolis
October 1, 1993

Winners: Winning Recipes from the Junior League of Indianapolis
by Dick Listenberger
June 1, 1985