The State of Southern Illinois: An Illustrated History

by Herbert K. Russell

In The State of Southern Illinois: An Illustrated History , Herbert K. Russell offers fresh interpretations of a number of important aspects of Southern Illinois history. Focusing on the area known as "Egypt," the region south of U.S. Route 50 from Salem south to Cairo, he begins his book with the earliest geologic formations and follows Southern Illinois's history into the twenty-first century. The volume is richly illustrated with maps and photographs,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809330563
• ISBN13: 9780809330560
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.7" x 11.0"