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Illinois in the War of 1812

ISBN-13: 9780252036743
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
By Gillum Ferguson
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Local release date: 13/02/2012
Format: Hardback 368 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Military history [HBW]

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Google Preview: On the eve of the War of 1812, the Illinois Territory was a new land of bright promise. The new territory ran from the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers north to the U.S. border with Canada, embracing the current states of Illinois and Wisconsin, together with a part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. By 1812 immigrant farmers had gathered in the wooded fringes around prime agricultural land, looking out over the prairies with longing and trepidation. Six years later, Illinois was populous and confident enough to seek and receive admission as a state in the Union. What had intervened was the War of 1812, which ultimately broke the power and morale of the Indian tribes and deprived them of the support of their ally, Great Britain. Until the war was concluded by the Treaty of Ghent in 1817, there were massacres by both sides, setting a tone for later betrayal of friendly tribes and continued attacks against Indians throughout the territory. In this engrossing new history, published upon the war's bicentennial, Gillum Ferguson underlines the crucial importance of the War of 1812 in the development of Illinois as a state. The history of Illinois in the War of 1812 has never before been told with as much attention to the personalities who fought it, the events that defined it, and its lasting consequences. Gilum Ferguson is an attorney practicing in Naperville, Illinois. His articles have appeared in The Journal of Illinois History, The Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Illinois Bar Journal, and other journals.; ''For more than a century, there has been no book-length historical study of the War of 1812 in Illinois, but Gillum Ferguson has labored mightily to remedy that historiographical shortcoming. Massively researched and well written, Illinois in the War of 1812 is a pioneering work that will undeniably appeal to scholars, local historians, and interested readers.'' Rodney O. Davis, co-editor of The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The Lincoln Studies Center Edition ''Often referred to as the 'forgotten' war, the War of 1812 was in fact the final chapter of our country's war for independence. This indispensible history commemorating our nation's early history will engage scholars as well as lay readers.'' James A. DeGroff Jr., President-elect, Illinois Society of the War of 1812; Google Preview content

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