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Culled from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society's110-year archive of scholarship, this volume of more than thirty articles illuminates the colorful episodes, meaningful events, and significant characters in the rich history of Illinois. Selected by committee and edited by David W. Scott, A Bicentennial Commemorative of the Prairie State celebrates the state's two-hundred-year history with a broad scope of voices and perspective. The Illinois State Historical Society has published its Journal continuously since 1908. In collecting previously published articles here with attention to both scholarship and readability, this bookoffers a varied and nuanced look at the state's history. It brings to light many buried treasures still relevant today.



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