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Land between the rivers; the southern Illinois country, by C. William Horrell, Henry Dan Piper, and John W. Voigt.

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Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press [1973]

1973

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A journal of a trip to Illinois in 1836.

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Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Printed by John Cumming, [c1971]

1971

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Life in prairie land.

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New York, Harper, 1846.

1846

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A true picture of emigration, by Rebecca and Edward Burlend. Edited by Milo Milton Quaife.

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New York, Citadel Press [1968]

1968-1848

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Wau-Bun, the "early day" in the Northwest. 2d ed.

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Chicago, D. B. Cooke & co., 1857.

1857

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Played in Peoria / Jerry Klein.

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Peoria, Ill. : Kickapoo Press, c1980.

1980

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Life in prairie land / by Eliza W. Farnham ; introduction by John Hallwas.

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Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1988.

1988-1846

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Personal narrative of travels in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky; and of a residence in the Illinois Territory: 1817-1818; with facsims. of the author's sketches and plans. Edited by Frederic Austin Ogg.

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Cleveland, A.H. Clark Co., 1906.

1906

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A year's residence in America.

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Boston, Small, Maynard & company, inc. [pref. 1818]

1818

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Life in prairie land / by Eliza W. Farnham.

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New York : Harper & Bros., 1846.

1846

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Memorable days in America : being a journal of a tour to the United States, principally undertaken to ascertain, by positive evidence, the condition and probable prospects of British emigrants ; including accounts of Mr. Birkbeck's settlement in the Illinois / by W. Faux.

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London : W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1823.

1823

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Summer rambles in the West / by Mrs. Ellet.

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New York : J.C. Riker, 1853.

1853

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The far West, or, A tour beyond the mountains : embracing outlines of western life and scenery ; sketches of the prairies, rivers, ancient mounds, early settlements of the French, etc.

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New York : Harper & Bros., 1838.

1838

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Wau-bun, the "early day" in the Northwest. By Mrs. John H. Kinzie.

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Chicago, D. B. Cooke, 1857 [c1856]

1857-1856

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Wau-bun, the early day in the Northwest, by Mrs. John H. Kinzie ... edited with notes and introduction by Louise Phelps Kellogg ...

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Menasha, Wis., George Banta Publishing Company, 1930.

1930-1856

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Wau-bun, the "early day" in the North-west, by Mrs. John H. Kinzie ... historical introduction by Milo Milton Quaife ...

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Chicago, The Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1932.

1932

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The British emigrants' "hand book", and guide to the new states of America : particularly Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin : comprising a general description of the agricultural and commercial facilities, mineral productions, relative advantages that different portions present for settlement, sketches of towns, neighbourhoods, etc., with practical advice to the emigrant, concerning the different routes, time of sailing, &c. / by J. B. Newhall.

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London : Printed and pub. for the Author by T. Stutter, 1844.

1844

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The houseboat book; the log of a cruise from Chicago to New Orleans, by William F. Waugh.

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Chicago, The Clinic Pub. Co., 1904.

1904

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Prairie State: impressions of Illinois, 1673-1967, by travelers and other observers, compiled and edited by Paul M. Angle, with the assistance of Mary Lynn McCree.

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Chicago, University of Chicago Press [1968]

1968

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An address to the farmers of Great Britain; with an essay on the prairies of the western country: by Morris Birkbeck: to which is annexed, the constitution of the state of Illinois.

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London, J. Ridgway, 1822.

1822

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Letters from Illinois / by Morris Birkbeck ; illustrated by a map of the United States shewing Mr. Birkbeck's journey from Norfolk to Illinois, and a map of the English prairie and the adjacent country, by John Melish.

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Philadelphia : M. Carey and Son, 1818.

1818

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Letters from Illinois. By Morris Birkbeck ...

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London, Taylor and Hessey, 1818.

1818

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The Illinois Ozarks, by Clarence Bonnell.

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[Harrisburg, Ill., Register publishing company, 1946]

1946

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Illinois in 1818. With an introd. by Allan Nevins.

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Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1967.

1967

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Travel and description, 1765-1865, together with a list of county histories, atlases, and biographical collections and a list of territorial and state laws, by Solon Justus Buck ...

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Springfield, Ill., The Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1914.

1914

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A true picture of emigration, edited by Milo Milton Quaife ...

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Chicago, The Lakeside press, R. R. Donnelley & sons co., 1936.

1936

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A true picture of emigration: or Fourteen years in the interior of North America; being a full and impartial account of the various difficulties and ultimate success of an English family who emigrated from Barwick-in-Elmet, near Leeds, in the year 1831.

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London, G. Berger; [etc., etc., 1848]

1848

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A description of the bounty lands in the state of Illinois: also, the principal roads and routes, by land and water, through the territory of the United States; extending from the province of New-Brunswic, in Nova Scotia to the Pacific Ocean ... By E. Dana.

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Cincinnati, Looker, Reynolds & co., printers, 1819.

1819

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Pioneer letters of Gershom Flagg, ed with an introduction and notes by Solon J. Buck.

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Springfield, Illinois, Illinois state journal co., state printers, 1912.

1912

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Illinois and the West; with a township map, containing the latest surveys and improvements. By A. D. Jones.

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Boston, Weeks, Jordan and company; Philadelphia, W. Marshall and company, 1838.

1838

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Sketches of Illinois : descriptive of its principal geographical features, prominent districts, prairies, minerals, animals, agricultural productions, and public lands: together with an accurate map of the state, exhibiting its internal improvements, counties, towns, roads.

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Philadelphia : S. A. Mitchell, 1838.

1838

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Along the line in Illinois.

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Cleveland : The Dept., 1945.

1945

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Eight months in Illinois, with information to immigrants, by William Oliver.

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Chicago, W. M. Hill, 1924.

1924

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Pictures of Illinois one hundred years ago, ed. by Milo Milton Quaife.

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Chicago, R. R. Donnelley, 1918.

1918

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The English settlement in the Illinois. Reprints of three rare tracts on the Illinois country. With map and a view of a British colony house at Albion. Ed., with introduction and notes, by Edwin Erle Sparks ...

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London, The Museum book store; Cedar Rapids, Ia., The Torch Press, 1907.

1907

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Two years' residence on the English prairie of Illinois. Edited by Paul M. Angle.

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Chicago, Lakeside Press, 1968.

1968-1822

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The Sangamon, by Edgar Lee Masters, illustrated by Lynd Ward.

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New York, Toronto, Farrar & Rinehart, incorporated [1942]

1942

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Illinois of to-day and its progressive cities ... A work descriptive of the state and its resources, including also sketches of its important towns, and many of their prominent citizens, together with cuts and description of public institutions, industries, prominent buildings, etc. Edited by E. R. Pritchard.

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Chicago, Ill., Illinois of to-day [1897]

1897

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The geography of Illinois, by Douglas C. Ridgley.

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Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press [c1921]

1921

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Illinois poems, by Edgar Lee Masters.

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Prairie City, Ill., The press of J. A. Decker, 1941.

1941

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A glance at Illinois : her lands, and their comparative value; her coal fields, rail roads, and general resources and advantages / by A. Campbell.

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La Salle, Ill. : C. Boynton & Co., printers, 1856.

1856

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Illinois in 1818, by Solon Justus Buck.

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Springfield, Illinois Centennial Commission, 1917.

1917

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Illinois as Lincoln knew it: a Boston reporter's record of a trip in 1847. Edited by Harry E. Pratt.

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Springfield, Ill., 1938.

1938

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Way back in the past, a graphic word picture of pioneer life.

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[Chester, Ill.] 1939.

1939

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Campbell's new atlas of the state of Illinois with descriptions historical, scientific and statistical. Maps drawn by R.A. Campbell and H.F. Walling, from data collected under their personal direction by a corps of experienced surveyors. Letter press descriptions by J.W. Foster, Newton Bateman, A.H. Worthen [and others]

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Chicago, R.A. Campbell, 1870.

1870

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