Paddling Illinois

Paddling Illinois

Author: Mike Svob

Publisher: Big Earth Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780915024773

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Grab your paddle and enjoy Illinois' beautiful rivers. This comprehensive guidebook--the only one for Illinois--features 64 trips on 33 rivers. Rivers covered include Cashe, Des Plains, Embarras, Fox, Galena, Mackinaw, Middle Fork, and Spoon. This is the ultimate guide for canoe or kayak enthusiasts of all abilities.


French Roots in the Illinois Country

French Roots in the Illinois Country

Author: Carl J. Ekberg

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780252069246

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Winner of the Kemper and Leila Williams Book Prize for the Best Book on Louisiana History, French Roots in the Illinois Country creates an entirely new picture of the Illinois country as a single ethnic, economic, and cultural entity. Focusing on the French Creole communities along the Mississippi River, Carl J. Ekberg shows how land use practices such as medieval-style open-field agriculture intersected with economic and social issues ranging from the flour trade between Illinois and New Orleans to the significance of the different mentalities of French Creoles and Anglo-Americans.