Author: William Henry PerrinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
History of Jefferson County, Illinois
Author: William Henry PerrinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
History of Jefferson County, Illinois (Classic Reprint)
Author: William Henry PerrinPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333278526
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Excerpt from History of Jefferson County, Illinois Chapter 111 - City of Mount Vernon - More About Its Early Citizens - Some Pen Photographs - The Second C ourt House - Mount Vernon From 1824 to 1830 - A Few of the Old Houses - Relics of a By-gone Period - More Township Items, and a Triple Wedding - Later Settlers - County Roads - The First Churches Outside of Town. 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.
Wall's History of Jefferson County, Illinois (Classic Reprint)
Author: John A. WallPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266359470
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Excerpt from Wall's History of Jefferson County, Illinois Aii life and achievement is evolution; present wisdom comes from past experience, and present commercial prosperity has come only from past exertion and suffering. The deeds and motives of the men that have gone before have been instrumental in shaping the destinies of later communities and states. The development of a new country was at once a task and a privilege. It required great courage, sacrifice and privation. Compare the present conditions of the residents of Jefferson county, Illinois, with what they were one hundred years ago. From a trackless wilderness and virgin prairie it has come to be a center of prosperity and civilization, with millions of wealth, systems of intersecting railways, grand educa tional institutions, marvelous industries and immense agricultural productions. Can any thinking person be insensible to the fascina tion of the study which discloses the incentives, hopes, aspirations and efforts of the early pioneers who so strongly laid the foundation upon which has been reared the magnificent prosperity of later days? To perpetuate the story of these people and to trace and record the social, political and industrial progress of the community from its first inception is the function of the local historian. A sincere pur pose to preserve facts and personal memoirs that are deserving of preservation, and which unite the present to the past is the motive for the present publication. The work has been in the hands of able writers, who have, after much patient study and research, produced here the most complete biographical memoirs of Jeffer son county, Illinois, ever offered to the public. A specially valuable and interesting department is that one devoted to the sketches of representative citizens of this county whose records deserve per petuation because of their worth, effort and accomplishment. The publishers desire to extend their thanks to these gentlemen who have so faithfully labored to this end. Thanks are also due to the citizens of Jefferson county for the uniform kindness with which they have regarded this undertaking, and for their many services rendered in the gaining of necessary information. 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.
The National union catalog, 1968-1972
Author: Baird's History of Clark County, Indiana
Author: Lewis C. BairdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clark County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
Guide to Reprints
Author: Albert James DiazPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: First [to fifth] supplements. [Additions from 1873-1887
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Author: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Includes titles on all subjects, some in foreign languages, later incorporated into Memorial Library.
The National Union Catalogs, 1963-
Author: HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Author: WILLIAM HENRY. PERRINPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033399200
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters
Author: Myron J. Smith, Jr.Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476616981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. While various Civil War biographies exist, none have been devoted exclusively to participants in the Western river war as waged down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Red River, and up the Ohio, the Tennessee and the Cumberland. Based on the Official Records, county histories, newspapers and internet sources, this is the first work to profile personnel involved in the fighting on these great streams. Included in this biographical encyclopedia are Union and Confederate naval officers down to the rank of mate; enlisted sailors who won the Medal of Honor, or otherwise distinguished themselves or who wrote accounts of life on the gunboats; army officers and leaders who played a direct role in combat along Western waters; political officials who influenced river operations; civilian steamboat captains and pilots who participated in wartime logistics; and civilian contractors directly involved, including shipbuilders, dam builders, naval constructors and munitions experts. Each of the biographies includes (where known) birth, death and residence data; unit organization or ship; involvement in the river war; pre- and post-war careers; and source documentation. Hundreds of individuals are given their first historic recognition.