Articles liés à Macon County, Il

Macon County, Il - Couverture souple

Guillory, Daniel

 
9780738541365: Macon County, Il
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0738541362 ISBN 13 : 9780738541365
Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2007

Synopsis

Macon County occupies nearly 600 square miles of fertile farmland in the geographic center of Illinois. Abraham Lincoln made his first Illinois home here, on a pleasant bluff overlooking the Sangamon River, near presentday Harristown. On May 10, 1860, he was first nominated for the presidency in Decatur, the county seat. During the World War I era, Macon County boasted over a dozen hamlets and villages, including Warrensburg and Maroa, which both enjoyed opera houses and busy train stations. Maroa was home to John Crocker, who became a famous banker, while nearby Forsyth produced Black Bart, the infamous bank robber. After World War II, Decatur became known as the soybean capital of the world. And today, agricultural and industrial workers depend on one another, growing and processing the corn and soybeans that have made Macon County a self-sustaining economic engine.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dan Guillory is the author of five books, including Decatur and Wartime Decatur. He is professor emeritus of English at Millikin University in Decatur. He and his wife Leslie reside in Findlay.

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Éditeur
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0738541362
ISBN 13 
9780738541365
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
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