After 30 years Rosamond M. Young "retired" as a teacher and began working as a columnist for The Journal Herald and the Dayton Daily News. It was during the writing of these columns that she became affectionately known as Roz. Her columns touched on a variety of subjects: from history, culture and everyday events in Dayton, to the exploits of her beloved cat, Edith. In this book, Revisiting Roz Young, she once again recalls for us stories about murders and mysteries, revivals and Rike's, an obese judge, a gypsy or two and, of course, her constant companion, Edith.

The 1920's was a time of prosperity for the nation. Businesses were doing well and people decided they wanted in on the action. Soon people from all walks of life were buying stocks. Profits could so easily be made this way that some people began borrowing from banks and plowing the money back into the stock market. Shareholders called it the "Big Bull Market," with the price of stock rising and everyone seemingly getting rich, at least on paper. Unfortunately, in some instances, stock shares rose to a price that was much greater than companies were worth. On October 24, 1929, the stock...

As the 100th anniversary approaches of one of the most defining chapters in Dayton's history, the famous flood of 1913, the Miami Conservancy District and Children's Historical Publishing have developed a new book for children describing this monumental event. During March of 1913, over nine inches of rain fell on the Miami Valley causing the river to overflow the protecting levees and fill the streets of cities from Piqua to Hamilton. Days after the flood, the citizens and businesses of Dayton took on the task of raising $2 million dollars for the best engineers to design a plan to prevent...