Harrison lived in Indianapolis at the time of his campaign, and the story recounts Harrison and his wife, Caroline, welcoming thousands of people to their home, according to an IU press release.
Harrison estimated he had shaken more than 60 hands per minute.
Jeffrey Bourdon is an adjunct professor of history at the University of Mississippi. His submission to the magazine explores how Harrison’s campaign style helped to gain him support and newspaper coverage and ultimately to win him the presidency.
The Indiana Magazine of History is published quarterly by IU’s history department in the College of Arts and ?Sciences.
Yearly subscriptions to the magazine are $24, according to the magazine’s website.
The magazine has been published quarterly since 1905 and at IU-Bloomington since 1913.
It features writings that contribute to the understanding of Midwestern and Indiana history.
These writings often include peer-reviewed scholarly articles, research notes, annotated primary documents, critical essays and reviews, according to the magazine’s website.
The September issue also features a profile on Quaker artist Olive Rush.
Rush is widely remembered as an artist from Santa Fe, N.M., but she was raised in Grant County, Ind.
Also, IU librarian Lou Macolm reflects on her 40-year career with special attention to how technology has changed the way historians research Indiana history.
Information about the magazine and subscriptions can be found at indiana.edu/~imaghist/ .
Anna Hyzy
