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Download or read book Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County Illinois Containing Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present written by Biographical Publishing Company (Chic and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This genealogical and biographical record is an invaluable resource for those researching their family history in Will County, Illinois. Featuring biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present, this book is a fascinating glimpse into local history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County Illinois written by Biographical Publishing Company and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County, Illinois: Containing Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present Mong the counties of Illinois, Will County occupies a foremost rank. From the earliest A period ofits settlement to the present time, its citizens have been progressive, enterprising and public spirited. They have not only developed the agricultural, commercial and manu facturing resources of the county, but have maintained a commendable interest in public affairs, have been liberal contributors to movements of an educational, religious and philanthropic nature, and have given to their commonwealth some of its ablest statesmen. In the lives of the citizens, indeed, is the history of the county best narrated; and those who read the following pages will become acquainted with men and movements inseparably associated with the county's progress. In the preparation for the data of this work a number of writers have been engaged for many months. They have visited leading citizens and have studied local history, using every endeavor to produce a work accurate and trustworthy in even the smallest detail. Owing to the great care taken in the compilation of the work and to the fact that every opportunity was given to those represented to insure correctness in the biographies, 'the publishers believe that they are giving to their readers a volume containing few errors of consequence. The biographies of some representa tive citizens will be missed from the work; this in some instances was caused by absence from home when our writers called, and in other instances was caused by a failure on the part of the men themselves to understand the scope of the work. The publishers, however, have done everything within their power to make the volume a representative biographical work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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