The Indians and the French
British colonial rule and American independence
From territory to statehood
Settling the frontier
Slave state or free?
Civil War
A modernizing world
The spirit of reform
An artistic renaissance
World War I and the Red scare
Prosperity and depression
World War II
Postwar boom and suburban growth
Turbulence and change
An uncertain future.
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Illinois : a history of the land and its people by Roger Biles. ISBN 9780875806044. Published by Northern Illinois University Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
