Pioneers of Illinois
Subtitle: containing a series of sketches relating to events that occurred previous to 1813; also narratives of many thrilling incidents connected with the early settlement of the West, drawn from history, tradition and personal reminiscences.
By: By N. Matson
Publisher: Knight & Leonard, printers
Published: 1882
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois; Illinois -- History; Peoria (Ill.) -- History
Notes: Many of the incidents given in the book entitled "French and Indians of Illinois River" have been revised and inserted in this volume.  cf. Pref

Includes several chapters relating to the history of Peoria, Illinois