Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
French and Indians of Illinois River French and Indians of Illinois River N. Matson The author says this is a history of the country between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers, that was once occupied by the Illinois Indians. He says that some of the incidents in the narrative, “…are … OL1619308W
Celebrating Illinois Celebrating Illinois Marion Dane Bauer Say hello to Mr. Geo, everybody's favorite geography teacher! He loves to explore new places. Today he's visiting Illinois, the Prairie State. His first stop is Chicago for a colorful kite-flying fes… OL17336393W
Wilmette Wilmette Patrick Leary 127 p. : 24 cm OL17460374W
The Bloomington-Normal circus legacy The Bloomington-Normal circus legacy Maureen Brunsdale "Starting in the 1870s, the barns, icehouses,gymnasiums and empty theaters of central Illinois provided the practice sitesfor aerial performers whose names still command reverence in the annals ofAme… OL19973411W
Decatur Decatur Dan Guillory Decatur, Illinois' nineteenth and twentieth century history is presented through vintage photographs. OL2565902W
McDonough County Historic Sites  (IL) McDonough County Historic Sites (IL) John E. Hallwas 128 p. : 24 cm OL2739947W
The billy goat curse The billy goat curse Gil Bogen "In 1945 the most famous curse in sports was placed on the Chicago Cubs when Bill Sianis and his goat were ejected from Wrigley Field. Sianis allegedly cursed the Cubs, promising that they'd never ag… OL5843567W
On to Atlanta On to Atlanta John Hill Ferguson "Historians have shown us the drama and sweep of the swathe Sherman's March cut through the South. Officers have bequeathed us accounts of what happened in strategic and practical terms. But for a gr… OL6211002W
In the first line of battle In the first line of battle Samuel M. Blackwell "In the First Line of Battle tells the story of how the 12th Illinois Cavalry came through the war with its colors intact. Tracking the regiment from its first muster early in 1862 through its servic… OL6211508W
High on the Okaw's western bank High on the Okaw's western bank Paul E. Stroble xiii, 178 p., [6] p. of plates : 24 cm OL676063W