Illinois
Subtitle: a history in pictures
By: Gerald A. Danzer
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780252032882
Description: This book gathers drawings, engravings, photographs, maps, and other illustrations to inspire imaginations young and old to envision the history of Illinois in all its depth and breadth. Gerald A. Danzer distills the story of Illinois from these visual artifacts, exploring the state's history from its earliest peoples and their encounters with European settlers, through territorial struggles and the strife of the Civil War, and into the modern era of industry and urbanization.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Contours : the physical geography of Illinois; title: Early people to 1700; title: The French encounter and settlements, 1673-1750; title: The struggle for empire, 1750-83; title: The territorial period, 1783-1818; title: The pioneers, 1818-50; title: Railroads and the Civil War, 1850-71; title: The industrial surge, 1870-1900; title: Structures of modern life, 1900-1930; title: Depression, war, and recovery, 1930-60; title: Suburbanization and globalization, 1960-90; title: Entering century 21 : Illinois after 1990; title: Reading Illinois history : some suggestions.