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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Second Printing, 1980. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Spine cocked. Light soiling to fore-edge of text block and front endpapers, else clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout with historic black-and-white photographs. 382 pages. 11 x 8 inches. Includes about 220 pages of family histories and biographies of early and 20th century residents (many with family photos), along with a forty-page history of the county and seventy pages covering the history and establishment of its schools, churches, local government, transportation, agriculture, industry, medical profession, and clubs and organizations. Originally published in 1976, this edition also adds a list of the deaths in the county from May 1976 to October 1, 1980. Contents: [Part I] The History of Sterling County. [Part II] The Raw Frontier Becomes Civilized: County Government, Agriculture, Industry, Schools, Medical, Churches, Clubs and Organizations. [Part III] The History of Transportation. [Part IV] Tall Tales and Reminiscences. [Part V] Family Histories. [Part VI] Memorials and Dedications. [Bibliography].…