The History of the Great Lakes States website

This is the History of the Great Lakes States website. It is an online library for the history of the region once called the 'Northwest Territory', that in the early 1800s became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. We have 100+ pages with links to more than 1,300 free online books and other resources; many of them rare and valuable.

You will find history books, memoirs, travel journals, novels, biographies, magazine articles, maps and more. Anything here can be on your desktop or tablet with the touch of a button. Most books can be downloaded to your e-reader.