Titus Charles Titus

Exploring the Land of Lincoln (eBook, ePUB)

The Essential Guide to Illinois Historic Sites

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Discovering Illinois through twenty of the state's most important places?A one-of-a-kind travel guide, Exploring the Land of Lincoln invites road-trippers and history buffs to explore the Prairie State's most extraordinary historic sites. Charles Titus blends storytelling with in-depth research to highlight twenty must-see destinations selected for human drama, historical and cultural relevance, and their far-reaching impact on the state and nation. Maps, illustrations, and mileage tables encourage readers to create personal journeys of exploration to, and beyond, places like Cahokia, the Lincoln sites, Nauvoo, and Chicago's South Side Community Art Center.Detailed and user-friendly, Exploring the Land of Lincoln is the only handbook you need for the sights and stories behind the names on the map of Illinois.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780252052583
• Artikelnr.: 72473720

Autorenporträt

Charles Titus is an emeritus member of the history department at Eastern Illinois University. He is a coeditor of When the Nation Called a Third Time: Army Officer Candidate School at Fort Knox, Kentucky: The Vietnam Era .

Inhaltsangabe

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Geographical Table of Contents
Mileage Tables by Geographic Region
Part 1. Early Illinois
Prologue
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Starved Rock State Park
Fort de Chartres State Historic Site
Fort Massac State Park
Part 2. Frontier Times
Prologue
Old Shawneetown
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site
Apple River Fort State Historic Site
Vandalia State House State Historic Site
Part 3. The Prairie State Grows
Prologue
Nauvoo
Old State Capitol State Historic Site
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic site
Bishop Hill
Reuben Moore Home and the Thomas Lincoln (Shiloh) Cemetery
Part 4. At the Turn of the Century
Prologue
Old Chicago Water Tower
Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site
Haymarket Martyrs' Monument
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Part 5. Only Yesterday
Prologue
The Eternal Indian (or Black Hawk) Statue
Vachel Lindsay Home
South Side Community Art Center
Acknowledgments
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Back cover