Map Of Bureau County Illinois With Sketches Of Its Early Settlement
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Map Of Bureau County Illinois With Sketches Of Its Early Settlement
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Author : Nehemiah Matson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
Map Of Bureau County Illinois With Sketches Of Its Early Settlement written by Nehemiah Matson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Bureau County (Ill.) categories.
Map Of Bureau County Illinois
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Author : Nehemiah Matson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Map Of Bureau County Illinois written by Nehemiah Matson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Bureau County (Ill.) categories.
History Of Bureau County Illinois
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Author : Henry C. Bradsby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
History Of Bureau County Illinois written by Henry C. Bradsby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Bureau County (Ill.) categories.
Reminiscences Of Bureau County Illinois In Two Parts
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Author : Nehemiah Matson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872
Reminiscences Of Bureau County Illinois In Two Parts written by Nehemiah Matson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with History categories.
Past And Present Of Bureau County Illinois
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Author : George B. Harrington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Past And Present Of Bureau County Illinois written by George B. Harrington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Bureau County (Ill.) categories.
Soil Survey Of Bureau County Illinois
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Author : S. E. Zwicker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Soil Survey Of Bureau County Illinois written by S. E. Zwicker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Soil surveys categories.
A Catalogue Of The Everett D Graff Collection Of Western Americana
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Author : Colton Storm
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1968
A Catalogue Of The Everett D Graff Collection Of Western Americana written by Colton Storm and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Americana categories.
Princeton
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Author : David Belden
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010-11-08
Princeton written by David Belden and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-08 with Photography categories.
In 1831, the settlement of Princeton, Illinois, began as families from New England, and later the Mid-Atlantic states, traveled West seeking good land. These early settlers built the Hampshire Colony Congregational Church. Rev. Owen Lovejoy, one of its earliest pastors, became a well-known abolitionist and used his Princeton home to harbor runaway slaves. Before the Civil War, Princeton citizens convinced Burlington Railroad to lay rails within a mile of their town. The community expanded its main street to meet the railroad and insure the towns growth. Today Princeton remains a richly endowed and vital community, set in the peaceful countryside of North Central Illinois.
French And Indians Of Illinois River
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Author : Nehemiah Matson
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2001
French And Indians Of Illinois River written by Nehemiah Matson and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Complex and paradoxical, Nehemiah Matson (1816-1873) celebrated the occupation of the Middle West by European pioneers even as he labored to preserve the memory of the natives these pioneers replaced. He perpetuated the memory of the Indians who were driven out of the territory, but he nevertheless accumulated wealth selling their land to the pioneers. Rodney O. Davis notes in his new foreword to this book that Matson combined the attributes of a scholar with those of a salesman and promoter. Matson settled in Princeton, Illinois, in 1836. He left behind a library partially endowed by him, named for him, and finally completed in 1913. According to Davis, however, Matson's other legacy, "of equal significance in his own eyes, consisted of the five books he authored on northern Illinois and Illinois River history and cartography, volumes based not only on conscientious scholarship but also on both Indian and white reminiscence and on local folklore." Matson's historical writings are valuable even when he deals with well-known events because his personal perspective makes his observations unique. Without the stories and reminiscences he collected, much valuable information would have been lost, especially since many of his informants, both Indian and European, were illiterate. Because his informants often told conflicting stories, Matson admitted that "harmonizing all conflicting accounts . . . has not been a success." Although Matson's sources may not always have agreed, and sometimes his heart may have overruled his head and colored his accounts, he was a conscientious and committed author. "Obviously," Davis explains, "this book must be evaluated as what it is, a piece of colorful local history, romantically anchored in legend yet rooted also in invaluable research and produced by a dedicated amateur whose standards were high. . . . French and Indians of Illinois River is a model of its type, indeed a minor classic."
Searching For Charles
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Author : Stephen Watts
language : en
Publisher: Stephen Watts
Release Date : 2022-09-30
Searching For Charles written by Stephen Watts and has been published by Stephen Watts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-30 with History categories.
· Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 1st Place in 1) History Nonfiction, 2) Letters, Journals, Diaries; and Honorable Mentions in 1) Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, 2) New Author: Nonfiction (2023) · Firebird Book Awards 1st Place in 1) Biography/Historical, 2) History/US, 3) New Nonfiction (2023) · Book Readers Appreciation Group (B.R.A.G.) Medallion Honoree in Non-Fiction (2024) · Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY Book Awards 2nd Place in History (2023) · Florida Authors and Publishers Association President’s Book Awards 3rd Place in Autobiography/Biography/Memoir (2023) · Illinois State Historical Society Certificate of Excellence in Scholarly Books (2024) · Illinois State Genealogical Society Special Recognition Award (2023) · Library of Congress Illinois Center for the Book Illinois Author (2022) · Nellie Bly Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist in Journalistic Non-Fiction (2023) · Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalist (2024) · Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards Finalist in 1) Nonfiction: History, 2) Nonfiction: True Story (2023) · Page Turner Awards Finalist in Best Book (2023) · Self-Publishing Review Book Awards Overall Finalist (2022) · Kindle Book Awards Semi-Finalist in Non-Fiction (2023) “A stunning portrait of the past. The story of Charles’ travels is a delicious dive into history, with extensive context and explanation provided by the author before each letter that Charles sent back to England. From sharing painful family drama and stories of monumental risks/rewards to critical analysis of a new nation, the gamut of subject matter is broad and undeniably fascinating. Searching for Charles is an impressive genealogical achievement, an homage to the power of family, and a testament to the importance of our ancestry.” ~ Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★★ “An extraordinary man making his way through a new country on the cusp of the industrial age, Charles Watts embodies the image of a self-made man and restless immigrant, constantly finding new opportunities westward and doggedly trying to convince his kin to join in the venture…Searching for Charles is an excellent example of how genealogists can tie together a compelling and rich narrative by using personal papers, archival manuscripts, and in-depth social history research. It is the gold standard of what a genealogist can strive to achieve.” ~ Debra Dudek, The Quarterly Journal of the Illinois State Genealogical Society “Drawing on his letters home, Searching for Charles vivifies a nineteenth-century English immigrant’s new life on the Illinois prairie . . . The epistolary biography Searching for Charles is rich with details from a nineteenth-century immigrant’s life.” ~ Foreward Clarion Reviews, ★★★ “An exceptional biographical read underpinned by extensive research, Searching for Charles: The Untold Legacy of an Immigrant's American Adventure is unreservedly recommended.” ~ BookViral Reviews, ★★★★★ “A celebration of an ‘ordinary’ working-class immigrant who journeyed from Britain to build a new life in America offers a window into 19th-Century prairie pioneer living . . . Genealogy lovers will be enthralled by author Stephen Watts’ Searching for Charles, a fascinating, authentic, and epic search to uncover his American family tree.” ~ IndieReader, ★★★ “A remarkable immersion in history as it was lived, Searching for Charles offers transcriptions of Charles' letters back home as he and countless other immigrants built new lives—and a nation.” ~ BookLife, Production: A “The letters of a 19th-century immigrant and pioneer are transcribed and contextualized by his descendent in this absorbing debut epistolary biography by Watts.” ~ Kirkus Reviews, Recommended “A heartfelt, often-revealing look at one family’s American story. General history buffs will be intrigued by this presentation, while family history buffs, especially, will be delighted.” ~ BlueInk Review What started as a project to archive a family’s genealogy files became an insightful window into the life of Charles Watts, one of the millions of Dickens-era working-class English emigrants who risked everything for the possibility of better opportunities in distant lands. Searching for Charles is the chronological account of Watts’s experiences as told through his letters home—and the subsequent five-decade multigenerational search by his descendants. This book contains the only published, complete transcriptions of Watts’s letters. They cover a wide range of topics, including farming, European revolutions, Native Americans, a burgeoning family feud, and firsthand accounts of the rapidly expanding population of early nineteenth-century America, along with the opportunities provided by its explosive growth. Searching for Charles is for readers interested in how the discoveries encountered during a half-century genealogical journey can unfold into a dramatic and surprising account of the hidden life of an unhistoric man.