Book Review (Imported): “The authors of this work examine the early social, political, and economic life of Ohio through the life of James Kilbourne. His pervasive activity and influence as politician (at all levels), businessman, community builder, religious leader, land speculator, and advocate of transportation and communication systems, are analyzed in the context of the world in which he lived, and which he helped to shape. This study hopes to illuminate the particular character, ideals, and accomplishments of a significant actor on the stage of early Ohio, and contribute to an understanding of the larger mosaic of a remarkable era in America’s past.” Ohio Academy of History Newsletter, April 1984 (Vol XV No. 1)