Tag: Illinois

Free Download Daniel Allen Hearn, "Legal Executions in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri: A Comprehensive Registry, 1866-1965"
English | ISBN: 0786498706 | 2016 | 220 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
In the five state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri, 1027 men and women are known to have been legally hanged, gassed or electrocuted for capital crimes during the century after the Civil War. Drawing on thousands of hours of research, this comprehensive record covers each execution in chronological order, filling numerous gaps in a largely forgotten story of the American experience. The author presents each case dispassionately with the main focus given to essential facts.

Free Download Mark Hubbard, "Illinois’s War: The Civil War in Documents (Civil War in the Great Interior)"
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0821420100 | EPUB | pages: 260 | 3.1 mb
On the eve of the Civil War and after, Illinois was one of the most significant states in the Union. Its history is, in many respects, the history of the Union writ large: its political leaders figured centrally in the war’s origins, progress, and legacies; and its diverse residents made sacrifices and contributions-both on the battlefield and on the home front-that proved essential to Union victory.

Free Download 50 Hikes with Kids Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio (50 Hikes with Kids) by Sharon Dewar, Wendy Gorton
English | July 9th, 2024 | ISBN: 1643261649 | 284 pages | True EPUB | 128.92 MB
Discover the 50 most kid-friendly hikes in the Midwest with this book featuring maps and scavenger hunts of items to find along each trail-plus fun extras that will foster a curiosity about the region’s flora, fauna, and geology!

Free Download Oddball Illinois: A Guide to 450 Really Strange Places, 2nd Edition by Jerome Pohlen
English | May 1, 2012 | ISBN: 1613740328 | True EPUB | 400 pages | 5 MB
There is more to Illinois than cornfields, corrupt politicians, and the Cubs! The Land of Lincoln is filled with fascinating people, one-of-a-kind places, and things with unique and bizarre histories. Forget about quaint small town bed-and-breakfasts and crowded Chicago nightclubs-Oddball Illinois, now fully updated and expanded, takes you to the places you really want to go. See:

Free Download Michael Jeffords, Susan Post, "Exploring Nature in Illinois: A Field Guide to the Prairie State"
English | 2014 | pages: 257 | ISBN: 0252079906 | EPUB | 51,7 mb
Loaded with full color photographs and evocative descriptions, Exploring Nature in Illinois provides a panorama of the state’s overlooked natural diversity. Naturalists Michael Jeffords and Susan Post explore fifty preserves, forests, restoration areas, and parks, bringing an expert view to wildlife and landscapes and looking beyond the obvious to uncover the unexpected beauty of Illinois’s wild places.