Offers an account of everyday life in early Illinois. This title presents a complex portrait of the midwestern wilderness during the 1830s. It includes descriptions of the author's encounters with early settlers and Native Americans, the flora and fauna that surrounded her, and the developing towns she passed through in her travels.
Offers an account of everyday life in early Illinois. This title presents a complex portrait of the midwestern wilderness during the 1830s. It include...
From the arrival of Marquette and Jolliet in 1673 to the emergence of the prairie poets--Edgar Lee Master, Carl Sandberg, and Vachel Lindsay--in the twentieth century, James Gray traces the saga of the Illinois River and the people of central Illinois.
From the arrival of Marquette and Jolliet in 1673 to the emergence of the prairie poets--Edgar Lee Master, Carl Sandberg, and Vachel Lindsay--in the t...