Download or read book The Heart of the Sangamon written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sangamo Frontier written by Robert Mazrim and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Abraham Lincoln moved to Illinois’ Sangamo Country in 1831, he found a pioneer community transforming from a cluster of log houses along an ancient trail to a community of new towns and state roads. But two of the towns vanished in a matter of years, and many of the activities and lifestyles that shaped them were almost entirely forgotten. In The Sangamo Frontier, archaeologist Robert Mazrim unearths the buried history of this early American community, breathing new life into a region that still rests in Lincoln’s shadow. Named after a shallow river that cuts through the prairies of central Illinois, the Sangamo Country—an area that now encompasses the capital city of Springfield and present-day Sangamon County—was first colonized after the War of 1812. For the past fifteen years, Mazrim has conducted dozens of excavations there, digging up pieces of pioneer life, from hand-forged iron and locally made crockery to pewter spoons and Staffordshire teacups. And here, in beautifully illustrated stories of each dig, he shows how each of these small artifacts can teach us something about the lifestyles of people who lived on the frontier nearly two hundred years ago. Allowing us to see past the changed modern landscape and the clichés of pioneer history, Mazrim deftly uses his findings to portray the homes, farms, taverns, and pottery shops where Lincoln’s neighbors once lived and worked. Drawing readers into the thrill of discovery, The Sangamo Frontier inaugurates a new kind of archaeological history that both enhances and challenges our written history. It imbues today’s landscape with an authentic ghostliness that will reawaken the curiosity of anyone interested in the forgotten people and places that helped shape our nation.
Download or read book History of Sangamon County Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rule of St Augustine written by Dominican Sisters. Congregation of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.) and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sangamon written by Edgar Lee Masters and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Honor s Voice written by Douglas L. Wilson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln's remarkable emergence from the rural Midwest and his rise to the presidency have been the stuff of romance and legend. But as Douglas L. Wilson shows us in Honor's Voice, Lincoln's transformation was not one long triumphal march, but a process that was more than once seriously derailed. There were times, in his journey from storekeeper and mill operator to lawyer and member of the Illinois state legislature, when Lincoln lost his nerve and self-confidence - on at least two occasions he became so despondent as to appear suicidal - and when his acute emotional vulnerabilities were exposed. Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends. We see Lincoln as a boy: not the dutiful son studying by firelight, but the stubborn rebel determined to make something of himself. We see him as a young man: not the ascendant statesman, but the canny local politician who was renowned for his talents in wrestling and storytelling (as well as for his extensive store of off-color jokes). Wilson also reconstructs Lincoln's frequently anguished personal life: his religious skepticism, recurrent bouts of depression, and difficult relationships with women - from Ann Rutledge to Mary Owens to Mary Todd. Meticulously researched and well written, this is a fascinating book that makes us reexamine our ideas about one of the icons of American history.
Download or read book History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County Illinois written by John Carroll Power and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Champaign County Illinois Fishing Floating Guide Book written by Jim Maccracken and published by Recreational Guides. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Champaign County Illinois Fishing & Floating Guide Book Over 647 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. NEW NEW Now with a complete set of 21 full sized U.S.G.S. Topographical Maps for the entire county that normally cost from $12.00 to $14.00 each but are included on the disk for FREE. These maps are complete full sized 7.5 minute series quadrangle maps in 1:24,000 scale maps. Contains complete information on Big Four Ditch Champaign Park Lakes Crystal Lake Park Lake Drummer Creeks Embarras River (F) Emerald Pond Homer Lake Kaskaskia Rivers (F) Lake of the Woods Little Vermillion River (F) Middle Fork Forest Preserve Ponds Rantoul City Park Lakes Sangamon Rivers (F) Vermillion River (F) (F) are floatable or canoeable rivers)
Download or read book The Backwoods Preacher written by Peter Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Mary Lambert s Raven Takes Periodical Flights Scattering the Thoughts of Its Author Over the World in Verse Essay Story Drama and Song Obeying the Injuction of Kings 111 xvii I Have Commanded the Ravens to Feed Thee written by Mary Eliza Perine Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Reports Made to the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Illinois written by Illinois and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quarterly Review written by and published by UM Libraries. This book was released on 1960 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section: "Some Michigan books."
