D. Ray Wilson's Illinois tour guide features a brief history of the Land of Lincoln & its people as well as listing all of the museums, complete with schedules & fee information, & historical sites. A total of 238 photographs are used to emphasize many of the state's offerings. The names of such famous persons connected with Illinois are numerous--such names as John Deere, Joseph Glidden, Marshall Field, Jane Addams, Ann Rutledge, John Logan, William Jennings Bryan, Joseph Smith, Allen Pinkerton, Elijah Lovejoy, Ulysses S. Grant, Pierre Menard, David Davis, Adlai Stevenson, Ronald Wilson Reagan, & of course, Abraham Lincoln & Stephen A. Douglas. The story of the Mormon period in Illinois is an important piece of the state's history as well as that of the church. Another religious sect, the Amish, flourish today in central Illinois. The early civilization at Cahokia is still another interesting bit of of the state's history. The stories of these people & others all appear in this 448-page fully indexed book released in soft cover & hard cover. Wilson's tour guides for several other states have received excellent reviews from critics.

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