The Settlement of Illinois from 1830 to 1850
Author : William Vipond Pooley
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Page : 324 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Illinois
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Author : William Vipond Pooley
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Page : 324 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Illinois
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Author : William Vipond Pooley
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Release : 1908
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Author : William Vipond Pooley
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 16,61 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230432021
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... of the wandering type and were constantly seeking new homes. These pioneers were followed by a second class of settlers who generally had some property and were able to pay cash for at least part of their lands, and to make additional improvements. Lastly, came the man of property whose idea was to cultivate the land in the best possible manner and become a permanent resident.66 The pioneers of the first class were poor, indeed, enjoying few of the comforts of life and too often were so lazy as to make no effort whatever to better their condition. They lived in rags and idleness, providing for their families by hunting and occasionally cultivating a small patch of corn and vegetables but doing no other work, leading, on the whole, a most shiftless life and seeking no advancement. Morality, too, was of a low standard especially among these people and the poorer European immigrants who settled in the South.67 The second and third classes were much advanced beyond the first. These people aimed to advance their material condition and worked constantly to accomplish their object. Immigration to Northern Illinois after the opening of steam navigation on the Great Lakes reached such a volume that it seems impossible to make any such classification as has been made for Southern Illinois. There was no gradual procession cf types but an influx of the agricultural type. So rapidly was the land filled up that a residence of three months in Chicago, for example, gave one the right to be recognized as an old settler.68 Travelers through this part of the state give conflicting accounts regarding the inhabitants and their homes. The general sentiment seemed to be that the settlers were of a class superior to the early pioneers of the southern counties....
Author : William Vipond Pooley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 17,45 MB
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780266406365
Excerpt from The Settlement of Illinois From 1830 to 1850: A Thesis Increase for the period from 1831 to 1850 Prairies not settled by 1850 Cities in the Tract. 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.
Author : William Vipond Pooley
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Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 2015-02-20
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ISBN : 9781298450685
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Author : William Vipond Pooley
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,47 MB
Release : 2013-11-01
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ISBN : 9781293157053
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Author : Arthur Clinton Boggess
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Page : 297 pages
File Size : 43,67 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Illinois
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Author : Arthur Clinton Boggess
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : History
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830" by Arthur Clinton Boggess. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Boggess Arthur Clinton
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 29,99 MB
Release : 2018-02-07
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ISBN : 9781376921793
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Author : Arthur Clinton Boggess
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Release : 2016-05-22
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ISBN : 9781358484414
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