Illinois
Subtitle: CROSSROADS OF A CONTINENT
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: September 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780252068089
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - U.S.; History: American; Illinois; United States - State & Local - General; History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
First sentence: Various histories of Illinois begin at different places in time.
Description: With a major port on the Great Lakes, an extensive network of railroads and canals, and a river system including the Mississippi, the Illinois, and the Ohio, Illinois has long played a critical role in linking East Coast industrial cities, the agricultural heartland, and the Gulf Coast.