History of Illinois: From Its Commencement as a State in 1818

by Thomas Ford

Book Overview

"Davis writes with an authority derived from his own perceptive
studies of Illinois during the Jackson period. His account is balanced
and critical while at the same time recognizing the value of Ford's book."
-- Robert W. Johannsen, J. G. Randall Distinguished Professor of History,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Both cynical and self-serving, Illinois's seventh governor Thomas Ford
also possessed an unrivaled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252021401
• ISBN13: 9780252021404
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"