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Frontier Illinois by James Edward Davis (1998, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253334233

ISBN-139780253334237

eBay Product ID (ePID)668291

Product Key Features

Book TitleFrontier Illinois

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, United States / 19th Century, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)

Publication Year1998

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorJames Edward Davis

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight33.5 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-008070

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal977.3/03

Synopsis""O, this is a delightful country "" one newly arrived settler wrote to a friend back East. Indeed, as James E. Davis shows, many newcomers found Illinois a hospitable and relatively peaceful place in which to start a new life. In this sweeping history of the making of the state, Davis tells the story of Illinois from the Ice Age to the eve of the Civil War. He describes the earliest Native American civilizations, the coming of LaSalle and Joliet and the founding of the French colony, the brief history of British Illinois, and the complex history of subsequent settlement that brought distinct cultural traditions to Illinois. A major theme of this book is the relative absence of violence, at least after the Blackhawk War of 1832, even over explosive issues such as slavery. Davis treats these developments in careful detail, while keeping the reader mindful of the experiences of Illinois' ordinary people., ""O, this is a delightful country!"" one newly arrived settler wrote to a friend back East. Indeed, as James E. Davis shows, many newcomers found Illinois a hospitable and relatively peaceful place in which to start a new life. In this sweeping history of the making of the state, Davis tells the story of Illinois from the Ice Age to the eve of the Civil War. He describes the earliest Native American civilizations, the coming of LaSalle and Joliet and the founding of the French colony, the brief history of British Illinois, and the complex history of subsequent settlement that brought distinct cultural traditions to Illinois. A major theme of this book is the relative absence of violence, at least after the Blackhawk War of 1832, even over explosive issues such as slavery. Davis treats these developments in careful detail, while keeping the reader mindful of the experiences of Illinois' ordinary people.

LC Classification NumberF545.D38 1998