The Sangamo frontier history and archaeology in the shadow of Lincoln /

The Sangamo frontier history and archaeology in the shadow of Lincoln /

When Abraham Lincoln moved to Illinois' Sangamo Country in 1831, he found a pioneer community transforming from a cluster of log houses along an ancient trail to a community of new towns and state roads. But two of the towns vanished in a matter of years, and many of the activities and lifestyl...

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Main Author: Mazrim, Robert.
Format: Electronic Online Resource eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Homes and haunts > Illinois > Springfield Region.
Historic sites > Illinois > Springfield Region.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Illinois > Springfield Region.
Archaeology and history > Illinois > Springfield Region.
Frontier and pioneer life > Illinois > Springfield Region.
Springfield Region (Ill.) > Antiquities.
Springfield Region (Ill.) > History > 19th century.
Springfield Region (Ill.) > History, Local.
Sangamon River Valley (Ill.) > History, Local.
lincoln, archaeology, history, community, pioneer, log cabin, rural, ghost town, sangamo country, illinois, river, prairie, springfield, war of 1812, excavation, frontier, artifacts, staffordshire teacups, pewter spoons, crockery, archaeological dig, science, nonfiction, farm, tavern, pottery, antiquities, new salem, revisionism, iles store site, state capital, ebey-brunk kiln, cotton hill, earthenware, elkhart.
Online Access:Ebook Central Academic Complete
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)
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