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Author : William Lewis Nida
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ISBN 13 : 9781372776823
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (768 download)
Download or read book STORY OF ILLINOIS & ITS PEOPLE written by William Lewis Nida and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Lewis Nida
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780243689880
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (898 download)
Download or read book Story of Illinois and Its People written by William Lewis Nida and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Lewis Nida
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Story of Illinois and Its People written by William Lewis Nida and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roger Biles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780875806044
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Illinois written by Roger Biles and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While devoting attention to the touchstones of history, Illinois illuminates also the achievements of ordinary people, including the women, the African Americans, and the other minorities who - along with the politicians, the captains of industry, and the military heroes - contributed to the state's growth and prosperity. National events shaped the state as well, and Biles explores the impact of such crises as the Civil War and World War II on the people of Illinois.
Author : Richard J. Jensen
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252070211
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Illinois written by Richard J. Jensen and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic struggle between traditional, agrarian society and modern industrial capitalism was played out on the national stage as the War between the States. The same struggle between traditional and modern values split Illinois between "Egypt"--the southern region populated by yeoman farmers who came to Illinois from Kentucky, Virginia, Missouri, and other southern states--and the Yankee-dominated, urban north. Richard J. Jensen treats Illinois as a microcosm of the nation, arguing that its history exhibits basic conflicts that had much to do with shaping American society in general. Northern reformers in Illinois were intent on remaking the state in their image: middle-class, egalitarian, urban, and progressive. These values clashed with the patriarchal supremacy and intense loyalty to kin and ken by which the people of southern Illinois, and the South, organized their lives. When the Civil War broke out, sympathy for the Confederacy ran high in southern Illinois. Although the region officially supported the Union, guerrilla bands terrorized Unionists, and in Charleston a full-scale riot against Federal troops erupted in 1864. The Union victory decisively shifted both the nation and Illinois toward faster modernization. Violence became more bureaucratized, and localism eroded with the onslaught of chain franchises, consolidated schools, and homogenized suburbs. Jensen extends his discussion to the emergence of newer, postmodern conflicts that continue to occupy the people of Illinois. Without neglecting the high-profile individuals and events that put the Prairie State on the map, Jensen offers an innovative, wide-angle view that expands our perspective on Illinois history.
Author : William Lewis Nida
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (259 download)
Download or read book The story of Illinois and its people written by William Lewis Nida and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William L. Nida
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Story of Illinois and Its People written by William L. Nida and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Skipworth
Publisher : What on Earth Books
ISBN 13 : 9780995577015
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Illinois Chronicles written by Mark Skipworth and published by What on Earth Books. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young person's guide to the story of the State of Illinois from its birth to the present day.
Author : Gerald A. Danzer
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252032888
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Illinois written by Gerald A. Danzer and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers drawings, engravings, photographs, maps, and other illustrations to inspire imaginations young and old to envision the history of Illinois in all its depth and breadth. Gerald A. Danzer distills the story of Illinois from these visual artifacts, exploring the state's history from its earliest peoples and their encounters with European settlers, through territorial struggles and the strife of the Civil War, and into the modern era of industry and urbanization.
Author : Alan J Dixon
Publisher : Southern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809332601
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Gentleman from Illinois written by Alan J Dixon and published by Southern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1993, Alan J. Dixon’s political career came to an end with a defeat—the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois State Senate, worked as state treasurer and secretary of state, and concluded his political career as a U.S. senator. The Gentleman from Illinois is an insider’s account of Illinois politics in the second half of the twentieth century, providing readers with fascinating stories about the people he encountered and events he participated in and witnessed during his four decades of service. With a degree of candor often unheard of in political memoirs, The Gentleman from Illinois reveals Dixon’s abilities as a storyteller. At times chatty and self-effacing, Dixon pulls no punches when it comes to detailing the personalities of major political figures—such as Mayor Richard J. Daley, Adlai Stevenson, Paul Simon, and presidents of the United States. Indeed, he uses this same honest approach when examining himself, fully describing the setbacks and embarrassing moments that peppered his own life. As a moderate Democrat who regularly crossed party lines in his voting and his views, Dixon also shares his thoughts on the proper way to run a government, the difficulties of passing legislation, the balancing act required to be a statewide official, and other valuable observations on local, state, and national politics. Full of behind-the-scenes insights presented in 121 short vignettes, The Gentleman from Illinois entertains as much as it informs, making it a necessary book for everyone interested in Illinois politics.
Author : Andrew Santella
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781432902681
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Illinois History written by Andrew Santella and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2007-10-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can find the answers to these questions and more in Illinois History. This book contains many fascinating and historical facts that tell the story of Illinois, from its first people to the explorers and settlers who came later. You will also learn about Illinois's role in the American Revolution and Civil War. Book jacket.
Author : George Washington Smith
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (723 download)
Download or read book A History of Southern Illinois written by George Washington Smith and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Troy Taylor
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811740161
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)
Download or read book The Big Book of Illinois Ghost Stories written by Troy Taylor and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 stories from haunted locales across the Prairie State. Compiled by Illinois's best-known author on the paranormal, Troy Taylor.
Author : George Washington Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book History of Illinois and Her People written by George Washington Smith and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Mack Faragher
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300229674
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Sugar Creek written by John Mack Faragher and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of the birth and development of a rural American community from its origins at the turn of the nineteenth century to the years that followed the Civil War. Drawing on newspapers, account books, and reminiscences, the author of the prize-winning Women and Men on the Overland Trail vividly portrays the lives of the prairie’s inhabitants—Indians, pioneers, farming men and women—and adds a compelling new chapter to American social history. "This is a book for anyone who has ridden down a country road and, hearing the wind whistle through the cornstalks, wondered about the Indians and pioneers who listened to that sound before him."—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune "Every chapter, almost every page, contains new ideas or throws new light on old ones, by means of a wealth of detail and clarity of though which brings the past alive again."—Hugh Brogan, The Times Literary Supplement "A notably successful example of the new work being done on the social history of rural America…. Faragher has constructed a vivid portrait of everyday life as well as an analysis of how the community developed and changed."—George M. Fredrickson, New York Review of Books "Here, succinctly set out, is the American prairie experience."—Publishers Weekly "Sugar Creek is a major new interpretation of America’s rural past."—Howard R. Lamar, Yale University Winner of the 1986 Society for the History of the Early American Republic Award John Mack Faragher is associate professor of history at Mount Holyoke College.
Author : William Lewis Nida
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266330400
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Story of Illinois and Its People (Classic Reprint) written by William Lewis Nida and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Illinois and Its People A charmed covering for Spies which they imagined would enable them to pass unseen through the country, and even through the camp of their enemies. - Report of the Bureau of Ethnology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : John W. Allen
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 080938566X
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)
Download or read book It Happened in Southern Illinois written by John W. Allen and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of articles describing the people, places, and folkways of southern Illinois, John W. Allen provides entertaining and informative glimpses into the region’s past. Included here are sketches of the early pioneering days when wolves were literally chased from the door, stories about the many Indian artifacts discovered among the rolling hills and valleys of the area, and articles pertaining to the strategic role the region played during the Civil War. Allen also describes the activities of such infamous outlaws as Samuel Mason and the Harpe brothers as well as the famous Illinois-born heroes “Bat” Masterson, “Wild Bill” Hickok, and Wyatt Earp. In his warm and friendly style, Allen reminisces about the self-sufficient and satisfying rural life of a previous generation with its oxcarts, pie suppers, threshing machines, kerosene lamps, and blacksmith shops. Any reader interested in southern Illinois and its history will delight in this collection of stories from John W. Allen’s popular newspaper column, “It Happened in Southern Illinois.”
