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• Winner of <DIV>Received a Superior Achievement Award from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2012.</DIV> 2012

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Received a Superior Achievement Award from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2012. Well researched, well illustrated, well organized, and well written, Illinois: A History in Pictures brings the reader through the history of Illinois from the prehistoric to the present. A significant and uplifting contribution to the state's history. --Michael D. Sublett, author of Township: Diffusion and Persistence of Grassroots Government in Illinois, 1850-2000 This work reflects a novel and attractive approach to understanding the history and geography of Illinois. Developing a number of interesting themes and brimming with recent and exciting scholarship, this compelling work will seize readers and make them want to read more. --James E. Davis, author of Frontier Illinois Illinois: A History in Pictures gives Chicago its due, but does not slight the rest of the state. . . . Illinois icons as diverse as Ronald Reagan, Jane Addams, Abraham Lincoln, and Mary Harris Mother Jones also appear, reminding readers that our neighbor to the West has contributed much to the American story. --Indiana Magazine of History Thoughtfully presents a visual narrative of state history for a general audience. --The Annals of Iowa The handsome, quick-reference text you will reach for during commercials, during lulls in conversations, and while you're waiting at the depot for your train. Open it anywhere and be transported. -- Illinois Heritage Read consecutively or dipped into at random, the entries offer a wide-ranging look at people, places, and events that figured in the fortunes of the Prairie State. --LifeTimes Danzer consistently challenges our perspective of the past, urging us to look critically at each image. It's a worthy exercise: Sometimes the details say as much about us as they do about the events being depicted. --The State Journal-Register

This work reflects a novel and attractive approach to understanding the history and geography of Illinois. Developing a number of interesting themes and brimming with recent and exciting scholarship, this compelling work will seize readers and make them want to read more. --James E. Davis, author of Frontier Illinois

Read consecutively or dipped into at random, the entries offer a wide-ranging look at people, places and events that figured in the fortunes of the Prairie State. --LifeTimes Well researched, well illustrated, well organized, and well written, Illinois: A History in Pictures brings the reader through the history of Illinois from the prehistoric to the present. A significant and uplifting contribution to the state's history. --Michael D. Sublett, author of Township: Diffusion and Persistence of Grassroots Government in Illinois, 1850-2000 [Illinois: A History in Pictures is] the handsome, quick-reference text you will reach for during commercials, during lulls in conversations, and while you're waiting at the depot for your train. Open it anywhere and be transported. --Illinois Heritage This work reflects a novel and attractive approach to understanding the history and geography of Illinois. Developing a number of interesting themes and brimming with recent and exciting scholarship, this compelling work will seize readers and make them want to read more. --James E. Davis, author of Frontier Illinois Danzer consistently challenges our perspective of the past, urging us to look critically at each image. It's a worthy exercise: Sometimes the details say as much about us as they do about the events being depicted. --The State Journal-Register Illinois: A History in Pictures gives Chicago its due, but does not slight the rest of the state... Illinois icons as diverse as Ronald Reagan, Jane Addams, Abraham Lincoln, and Mary Harris Mother Jones also appear, reminding readers that our neighbor to the West has contributed much to the American story. --Indiana Magazine of History

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Gerald A. Danzer is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A former director of the Chicago Neighborhood History Project, he is the coauthor of numerous history textbooks, including America! America!, Land and People: A World Geography, and The Americans.

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