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French and Indians of Illinois River
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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 … |
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Celebrating Illinois
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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… |
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Wilmette
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Patrick Leary |
127 p. : 24 cm |
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The Bloomington-Normal circus legacy
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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… |
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Decatur
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Dan Guillory |
Decatur, Illinois' nineteenth and twentieth century history is presented through vintage photographs. |
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McDonough County Historic Sites (IL)
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John E. Hallwas |
128 p. : 24 cm |
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The billy goat curse
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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… |
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On to Atlanta
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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… |
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In the first line of battle
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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… |
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High on the Okaw's western bank
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Paul E. Stroble |
xiii, 178 p., [6] p. of plates : 24 cm |
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