Exploring the Land of Lincoln: The Essential Guide to Illinois Historic Sites - Softcover

Titus, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252085671 ISBN 13: 9780252085673

Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 2021

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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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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0252085671
• ISBN 13: 9780252085673
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande