Illinois: Crossroads of a ContinentUniversity of Illinois Press, 15 de jan. de 1998 - 296 páginas With a major port on the Great Lakes, an extensive network of railroads and canals, and a river system including the Mississippi, the Illinois, and the Ohio, Illinois has long played a critical role in linking East Coast industrial cities, the agricultural heartland, and the Gulf Coast. Writing in a fast-paced, down-to-earth style, Lois Carrier introduces a host of innovations and innovators associated with Illinois: Jane Addams and Louis Armstrong, Frank Lloyd Wright and Walt Disney, Cracker Jack and the Ferris wheel. From the Cahokia Mounds to Chicago, Illinois: Crossroads of a Continent provides a panoramic history for students and general readers. |
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Beginnings | 3 |
Early Development | 49 |
The Civil War | 95 |
The Long Road to Peace | 114 |
New Directions 14 The Winds of Change | 125 |
The Pace of Industrial Growth Picks Up | 135 |
Trouble in the Factory | 145 |
A New Image for Illinois | 154 |
The Lean Years | 207 |
A World Spinning out of Control | 217 |
Peace and Progress | 227 |
The Decades of Conflict | 238 |
Contemporary Illinois | 245 |
State Symbols | 255 |
Governors of Illinois | 257 |
Important Dates in Illinois History | 259 |
A Different Perspective | 167 |
Illinois in the Modern World 19 The Reform Era | 177 |
Illinois in World War I | 188 |
The Wild and Reckless Twenties | 195 |
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