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13 de oct. de 2021 · Illinois : a history of the land and its people. The Indians and the French -- British colonial rule and American independence -- From territory to statehood -- Settling the frontier -- Slave state or free? -- Civil War -- A modernizing world -- The spirit of reform -- An artistic renaissance -- World War I and the Red scare ...
- A history of Illinois : from its commencement as a state in 1818 to ...
Black Hawk War and his writings on the slavery controversy...
- A history of Illinois : from its commencement as a state in 1818 to ...
12 de sept. de 2008 · A complete history of Illinois from 1673 to 1873; embracing the physical features of the country; its early explorations; aboriginal inhabitants; French and British occupation; conquest by Virginia; territorial condition, and the subsequent civil, military and political events of the state.
Iowa and Illinois share a winding river border and many similarities in agricultural and manufacturing development, but socially and politically their histories have diverged. Roger Biles clearly and cogently traces the Prairie State’s distinctive history, from its earliest geological and Indian eras to the present.
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS | 321 20,000-8,000 B.C. — Paleo-Indians migrate to Illinois. They gather wild plants and hunt animals, including the giant bison, wooly mammoth and mastodon. 8,000-1,000 B.C. — During the Archaic Period, Illinois inhabitants cultivate plants and cre-ate specialized tools for hunting and fishing.
THE ILLINOIS BOOKSHELF* A HISTORY OF ILLINOIS FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT AS A STATE IN 1818 TO 1847. By Thomas Ford. Chicago, S. C. Griggs & Co.. 18S4. In the spring of 1847 Thomas Ford, Governor of Illinois from 1842 until 1846, wrote the preface of a book. Seven years later, when the book
Roger Biles's new book, Illinois: A History of the Land and Its People, offers students of the state's history a scholarly and highly accessible survey text that balances the rural and urban experience.
