Essays in Illinois History; In Honor of Glenn Huron Seymour
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xi, [1], 167, [3] pages. DJ is price clipped and has some wear and soiling. Sticker residue and small black mark on fep. Includes Dedication and Preface. Also includes chapters on Anti-Intellectualism on the Illinois Frontier; Lincoln's Particular Friend; John P. Altgeld: Promoter of Higher Education in Illinois; Urban Immigrant Lawmakers and Progressive Reform in Illinois; John H. Walker: Labor Leader from Illinois; Harold Ickes and Hiram Johnson in the Presidential Primary of 1924; and Unemployment in Illinois During the Great Depression. Also includes Notes and an Index. In this unusual collection of essays, several previously unexplored phases of Illinois history are presented in studies which illustrate the development of the state. Each author's analysis of a particular person, series of events, or a combination of the two, not only reveals some of the modern-era history of Illinois, but also some insights into national history. Donald F. Tingley was a veteran of World War II. He went on to earn his Ph.D. in history at the University of Illinois. Before going to Eastern Illinois University, where he served as Professor of History for thirty-one years, he was employed by the Illinois State Historical Library and a Past President of the Illinois State Historical Society. Don was the author and/or editor of a number of scholarly publications. His edited works include: ''Essays in Illinois History in Honor of Glenn Huron Seymour'' and ''The Emerging University: A History of Eastern Illinois University, 1949-1974''. Seymour was a long-time faculty member at Eastern Illinois University. Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: Illinois History, Anti-Intellectualism, Abraham Lincoln, John Altgeld, Higher Education, Immigrants, Lawmakers, Progressive Reform, John H. Walker, Labor Union, Leaders, Harold Ickes, Hiram Johnson, Unemployment, Great Depression, Ward Hill Lamon
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