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FRONTIER ILLINOIS Hardcover - 2000

by James E. Davis

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  • Hardcover

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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 515p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a homemade dustjacket. The spine is slightly concave due to the book being held open. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. The jacket appears to have been made by the previous owner, printed in sections and neatly assembled over plain white paper.
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  • Title FRONTIER ILLINOIS
  • Author James E. Davis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 2nd Printing
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 544
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington
  • Date 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 196473
  • ISBN 9780253214065 / 0253214068
  • Weight 1.88 lbs (0.85 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 6 x 1.36 in (23.01 x 15.24 x 3.45 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: Great Lakes
    • Cultural Region: Midwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Illinois
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98008070
  • Dewey Decimal Code 977.303

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Three basic factors shaped frontier Illinois: the natural environment: settlers and others in Illinois; and outsiders-people who never lived in Illinois.

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About the author

James E. Davis is William and Charlotte Gardner Professor of History and Professor of Geography at Illinois College. He is the author of FRONTIER AMERICA, 1800-1840: A COMPARATIVE DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE SETTLEMENT PROCESS (1977), DREAMS TO DUST (1989), and a number of articles, monographs, edited works, and reviews. Professor Davis is recipient of the Harry J. Dunbaugh Distinguished Professor Award for outstanding teaching (1981 and 1993) and was an NEH Fellow in St. Petersburg and Moscow, where he studied Russian architecture and art. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Historical Society and as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the JOURNAL OF ILLINOIS HISTORY.