{"product_id":"hidden-towns-of-ohio-forgotten-communities-vanished-industries-and-the-people-who-built-the-buckeye-state-paperback","title":"Hidden Towns of Ohio: Forgotten Communities, Vanished Industries, and the People Who Built the Buckeye State - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGrace Holloway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome towns vanish from the map. Others just grow quiet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel across Ohio's forgotten corners with author Grace Holloway in this haunting, beautifully written exploration of the places time tried to erase. From drowned villages beneath man-made lakes to crumbling farmhouses that still breathe with memory, \u003cem\u003eHidden Towns of Ohio\u003c\/em\u003e reveals a landscape rich with echoes-stories that linger in the silence, waiting to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough vivid prose and careful research, Holloway traces the lost highways, shuttered schools, and ghost-light main streets that shaped the Buckeye State's hidden history. Each chapter uncovers a different kind of endurance: bridges that outlasted the towns they served, houses that remember their families long after they're gone, and communities that slipped from view but never completely disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart history, part travel narrative, and part meditation on memory, \u003cem\u003eHidden Towns of Ohio\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that disappearance is rarely final-and that every forgotten place still has a heartbeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall-town and Americana history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbandoned places, ghost towns, and forgotten architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflective travel writing in the tradition of Annie Dillard, Wendell Berry, or Robert Macfarlane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories that find beauty and hope in what remains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace Holloway's writing brings together the intimacy of memoir and the insight of history, creating a portrait of Ohio as both place and memory-a living map drawn in quiet persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause even the towns that disappear still remember how to speak.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261526323421,"sku":"9798232787189","price":22.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/o0azhzh-xX9798232787189.webp?v=1785076962","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/hidden-towns-of-ohio-forgotten-communities-vanished-industries-and-the-people-who-built-the-buckeye-state-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}