The Illinois |
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| Author:
| Gray, James |
| Illustrator:
| Bohrod, Aaron |
| Introduction by:
| Hallwas, John E. |
| Series title: | Prairie State Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-06052-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1989 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.99 |
Book Description:
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From the arrival of Marquette and Jolliet in 1673 to the emergence of the prairie poets - Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Sandburg, and Vachel Lindsay - in the twentieth century, James Gray traces the saga of the Illinois River and the people of central Illinois. In vivid prose he depicts such famous figures as the French explorer Sieur de La Salle, ......
From the arrival of Marquette and Jolliet in 1673 to the emergence of the prairie poets - Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Sandburg, and Vachel Lindsay - in the twentieth century, James Gray traces the saga of the Illinois River and the people of central Illinois. In vivid prose he depicts such famous figures as the French explorer Sieur de La Salle, ......