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From the arrival of Marquette and Jolliet in 1673 to the emergence of
the prairie poets---Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Sandburg, and Vachel Lindsay---in
the twentieth century, James Gray traces the saga of the Illinois River
and the people of central Illinois. In vivid prose he depicts such famous
figures as the French explorer Sieur de La Salle, circuit rider Peter
Cartwright, abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, and political leader Stephen
A. Douglas. His chronicle of Illinois history also includes the Indian
massacre at Starved Rock, life in the French villages of the Illinois
Country, the struggles of the pioneers, steamboat days in Peoria, and the
operation of modern towboats on the river.
Of special interest is Gray's colorful account of the Illinois background
of Abraham Lincoln. A work of literary art as well as historical interpretation,
The Illinois is one of the early volumes in the famous Rivers of
America series.
the prairie poets---Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Sandburg, and Vachel Lindsay---in
the twentieth century, James Gray traces the saga of the Illinois River
and the people of central Illinois. In vivid prose he depicts such famous
figures as the French explorer Sieur de La Salle, circuit rider Peter
Cartwright, abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, and political leader Stephen
A. Douglas. His chronicle of Illinois history also includes the Indian
massacre at Starved Rock, life in the French villages of the Illinois
Country, the struggles of the pioneers, steamboat days in Peoria, and the
operation of modern towboats on the river.
Of special interest is Gray's colorful account of the Illinois background
of Abraham Lincoln. A work of literary art as well as historical interpretation,
The Illinois is one of the early volumes in the famous Rivers of
America series.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252060520
ISBN13:9780252060526
Release Date:October 1989
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:376 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.0"
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