History of Illinois and her people

the long version

This history consists of six volumes edited by Professor Evarts Boutell Greene of the University of Illinois who was also a member of the Commission. The State was liberal in its appropriation for the celebration and for the history, but the number of copies of the history was limited and the work is found in only the larger libraries and in a few private collections. The History of Illinois and Her People is now presented to an intelligent and appreciative constituency with the hope that it may help its readers to a higher appreciation of the character and the worth of the noble men and women who conquered this western wilderness and planted here and cherished those institutions which minister to the highest type of civilization the world has ever known.