It happened in Illinois
Subtitle: remarkable events that shaped history
By: Richard Moreno
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Guilford, CT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780762761289
Subjects: Anecdotes; Local History; Biography; History
Table of contents: title: Jolliet and Marquette discover illinois, 1673; title: The Americans take over (the battle for Kaskaskia), 1778; title: The Blackhawk War, 1832; title: The first abolitionist martyr : Elijah Lovejoy, 1837; title: The murder of Joseph Smith, 1844; title: The Donner Party tragedy : it all began in Springfield, 1846; title: Illinois's great debates, 1858; title: The sinking of the Lady Elgin, 1860; title: The Windy City burns, 1871; title: The bizarre plot to ransom Abraham Lincoln's body, 1876; title: The Chatsworth Train disaster, 1887; title: Pullman's fight against free will, 1894; title: Death plays the Iroquois Theatre, 1903; title: Springfield's race riots, 1908; title: Disaster underground : the Cherry Mine tragedy, 1909; title: The East St. Louis race riot, 1917; title: The Herrin massacre, 1922; title: Killer twister, 1925; title: The Williamson County War, 1926; title: Scarface goes to jail,1931; title: The G-men finally get their man : the shooting of John Dillinger, 1934; title: Tale of two tragedies, 1947 & 1951; title: Chicago's big show trial, 1969; title: Disco inferno, 1979; title: Poison pills, 1982; title: The Valentine's Day tragedy, 2008; title: Blago's rise and fall, 2009.