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McDonough County Historic Sites

By: John E. Hallwas

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McDonough County Historic Sites

By: John E. Hallwas

McDonough County Historic Sites depicts a remarkable agricultural region steeped in 19th-century tradition and community spirit. Originally set aside by Congress for veterans of the War of 1812 as part of the Illinois Military Tract, the land that is now McDonough County was settled by a diverse and ambitious population starting in the 1820s. From the trials of settlement to the coming of railroads and the establishment of small-town culture, McDonough County history reflects developments that have shaped America. The region's cemeteries, businesses, and homes that have endured-or vanished-offer stories of human endeavor that unite the people of the county to this day. The maps accompanying the chapters locate the county's many historic sites, such as the hotel in Macomb where Lincoln stayed during his 1858 campaign, the Prairie City Drugstore that launched a national poetry publishing company, and the remote village of Vishnu Springs that is now a ghost town. The historic images illustrate McDonough County's progress and controversy, small-town life and rural development, as well as religious diversity and cultural achievement.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439630259

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9781439630259

Keokuk and the Great Dam

By: John E. Hallwas

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Keokuk and the Great Dam

By: John E. Hallwas

This remarkable pictorial history tells the story of an engineering marvel: the first dam built across the Mississippi River (from 1910-1913), and the historic Midwestern community that fostered the world-famous hydroelectric project. Keokuk and the Great Dam is the story of a colorful and historic river town with a dream of economic development and cultural progress; a self-taught engineer who took on a challenge that no one else wanted to attempt; and a massive construction effort that pitted men and machines against the awesome power of America's greatest river. Completed shortly before WWI, the Keokuk dam (now known as Lock and Dam No. 19) was the culmination of a long struggle to employ the Mississippi River for hydroelectric power and to improve navigation on the great waterway. In frontier days the Des Moines Rapids, stretching north from Keokuk, prevented loaded steamboats from moving upriver. They also created a business opportunity for local residents. A rapidly growing town by the 1850s, Keokuk went into decline for many years when it failed to secure adequate railroad connections. But the coming of hydroelectric power fostered a new dream, and local leaders set out to harness the great river. What followed was a dramatic effort that drew international attention, produced the world's second largest dam (at the time), and forever changed both the community and the fabled American waterway.

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0738507350

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9780738507354

The Bootlegger

A Story of Small-Town America

By: John E. Hallwas

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The Bootlegger

A Story of Small-Town America

By: John E. Hallwas

This extraordinary account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career--and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases--had a profound and lasting impact on his community. In unraveling the process by which Colchester, Illinois, lost its grip on the American promise, John Hallwas reveals this remote corner of the Midwest as a true reflection of the quintessential American experience.

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314

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University of Illinois Press

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0252068440

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9780252068447

Remembering McDonough County

By: John E. Hallwas

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Remembering McDonough County

By: John E. Hallwas

Established in 1826, McDonough County, Illinois, has experienced fascinating changes since pioneer days, including the gradual disappearance of some small communities and rural neighborhoods. Remembering McDonough County focuses on the local tradition of notable storytellers and historians as it reflects the countys strange and colorful, poignant and meaningful earlier daysin Macomb, outlying communities, ghost towns, and wild areas. Award-winning author John Hallwas sketches memorable figures like pioneer storyteller Quintus Walker, Macomb newspaper editor W.H. Hainline, and Bushnell poet Marian Stearns Curry, and he depicts beloved, legendary, and sometimes mysterious places like Vishnu Springs, Gin Ridge, Ragtown, and Scotts neighborhood. Along the way, he portrays the racehorse and Civil War hero Chickamauga, the frightening Gooseneck Ghost, and the long-forgotten Crooked Creek Terror.

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148

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625842910

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9781625842916

Dime Novel Desperadoes

The Notorious Maxwell Brothers

By: John Hallwas

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The Notorious Maxwell Brothers

By: John Hallwas

The exhilarating true tale of two major American desperadoes who once captivated the nation

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450

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University of Illinois Press

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0252078047

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9780252078040

The Bootlegger

A Story of Small-Town America

By: John E. Hallwas

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A Story of Small-Town America

By: John E. Hallwas

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Book's by John E. Hallwas

McDonough County Historic Sites

McDonough County Historic Sites

Keokuk and the Great Dam

Keokuk and the Great Dam

The Bootlegger

The Bootlegger

Remembering McDonough County

Remembering McDonough County

Dime Novel Desperadoes

Dime Novel Desperadoes

The Bootlegger

The Bootlegger

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