Blue book of the state of illinois, 19171918 database online. The preservation of library and archival resources in. History of logan county, illinois, together with sketches of its cities, villages, and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent person, and biographies. The inhs also publishes other types manuscripts such as books and field guides. Owen muelders the underground railroad in western illinois is a wonderful and the most comprehensive work on the ugrr along the illinois and missouri border. The underground railroad in western illinois mcfarland. Authors considering inhs for those types of manuscripts are strongly. History of logan county, illinois, together with sketches. In this firstofitskind history, full of entertaining anecdotes and colorful characters, simon cordery describes the explosive growth of illinois railroads and its impact on america. The real story of the old slave house and americas reverse. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Find 587 listings related to scholastic book warehouse in bloomingdale on. Amazon has every book he ever wanted to read on il.
History of sangamon county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships. Crawford county was formed on december 31, 1816 from edwards county and is located in the central eastern portion of the state bordering sullivan county, indiana. Founded in 1899, wiu began as a normal school for the training of. With a local staff of fortysix we bring out about 120 books each year, as well as a 32 journals. Bloomingtonnormal local history resources illinois. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbanachampaign contributor university. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. A history of illinois by thomas ford, paperback barnes. Chapter five of sources and debates in english history. Union county, illinois family history and genealogy books. Illinois state library the illinois blue book is one of the most comprehensive sources of state government information. Publishing books about illinois fascinating and dramatic history since 2002.
Waggoner history of moultrie county and sullivan illinois. History of springfield, illinois, its attractions as a home and advantages for business, manufacturing, etc. He did make a comment about the book that i thought was different,every book i read on illinois history is similar but told completely different. It is a nationally recognized source for information about. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. Chicago tribune, illinois, october 15, 1905 madeleineengland on october 23, 1915, twentythousand suffragists marched on fifth avenue in new york city demanding the right to vote.
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Pages in category novels set in illinois the following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. History of union county illinois with some genealogy notes, volume 2 by george e. At that time in history, stations were established along the. The illinois authors directory is a project of the illinois center for the book. The books and documents within each county are listed in order of the publication date, whenever possible. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. The eastern illinois chapter includes illinois 37 and u. This is part two in this history book on the history of my county. List of books and articles about illinois history online. Piatt county history together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time by emma c. Products sort by product product v price price v default default v sales sales v per page 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 view all.
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