Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Vol. 2

Download or read book Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Vol. 2 written by Newton Bateman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Vol. 2: Illustrated These evidences of change and development are taken note of in the por tions of the second Vohime devoted more especially to the local history of Da Page county. In the preparation of the thirty chapters composing this portion of the work, it has been the object to present, in compact form and under appro priate topical headings, the main facts of county history from the earlier settle ments and political organization to the present time. In public affairs the county has occupied a prominent place' in connection With general state his: tory. Various topics and localities have been treated With reasonable fulness under their appropriate chapter headings by contributors especially selected for that purpose. 'of the score of different eontributbrs to these and other depart ments, it is not necessary here to make special mention, as their names are attached to their respective contributions in the body of the work. For the value of the aid thus rendered thanks are hereby cordially expressed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.