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Frontier Illinois (History of the Trans-Appalachian
Frontier)
by James Edward Davis
A fascinating and very readable history of Illinois from the time it was an uninhabited land until just prior to the start of the Civil War
Hardcover - 432 pages (January 1999)
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Prairie Passage : The Illinois and Michigan Canal Corridor
by Edward Ranney (Photographer), Emily Harris, Tony Hiss (Introduction)
Completed in 1848, the Illinois & Michigan Canal stretched from Lake Michigan at Chicago's Navy Pier to the Illinois River at LaSalle-Peru. PRAIRIE PASSAGE commemorates the canal's 150th anniversary with 250 stunning photographs, many by the renowned Edward Ranney, and Preface by BLUE HIGHWAYS author William Least Heat-Moon. Tony Hiss's introductory text recounts the saga of the once mighty waterway. 250 photos.
Paperback - 224 pages (May 1998)
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