The Illinois Habitant, writes Natalia Maree Belting, was a gay soul; he seemed shockingly carefree to later, self-righteous puritans from the American colonies. He danced on Sunday after mass, was passionately attached to faro and half a dozen other card games, and played billiards at all hours. He gossiped long over a friendly pipe and congenial mug of brandy in the half-dusk of his porch or in the noisy tavern. First published in 1948, "Kaskaskia under the French Regime" is a social and economic history of French Kaskaskia from 1703 to 1765. Using a readable, journalistic style, Belting...
The Illinois Habitant, writes Natalia Maree Belting, was a gay soul; he seemed shockingly carefree to later, self-righteous puritans from the American...
"Autobiography of Silas Thompson Trowbridge M.D." is a remarkable account of nineteenth-century medicine, politics, and personal life that recovers the captivating experiences of a Civil Warera regimental surgeon who was also a president of the Illinois State Medical Society and a United States consul in Mexico. First published in 1872 by Trowbridge s family and even printed on a family-owned press, only a handful of copies of the initial publication survive. In this first paperback edition, Trowbridge s memoirs are reprinted as they originally appeared.Indiana-born Trowbridge moved to...
"Autobiography of Silas Thompson Trowbridge M.D." is a remarkable account of nineteenth-century medicine, politics, and personal life that recovers th...
In the 1950s and 60s, John W. Allen told the people of southern Illinois about themselvesabout their region, its history, and its folkwaysin his series of newspaper articles, It Happened in Southern Illinois. Each installment of the series depicted a single item of interesta town, a building, an enterprise, a person, an event, a custom. Originally published in 1963, "Legends & Lore of Southern Illinois" brings together a selection of these articles preserving a valuable body of significant local history and cultural lore.During territorial times and early statehood, southern Illinois was the...
In the 1950s and 60s, John W. Allen told the people of southern Illinois about themselvesabout their region, its history, and its folkwaysin his serie...
In this collection of articles describing the people, places, and folkways of southern Illinois, John W. Allen provides entertaining and informative glimpses into the region s past. Included here are sketches of the early pioneering days when wolves were literally chased from the door, stories about the many Indian artifacts discovered among the rolling hills and valleys of the area, and articles pertaining to the strategic role the region played during the Civil War. Allen also describes the activities of such infamous outlaws as Samuel Mason and the Harpe brothers as well as the famous...
In this collection of articles describing the people, places, and folkways of southern Illinois, John W. Allen provides entertaining and informative g...
