History of Lasalle County, Illinois - Its Topography, Geology, Botany, Natural History, History of the Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, French Explanations, a Sketch of the Pioneer Settlers of Each Town to 1840, With an Appendix, Giving ... #245827

The volume here given to the public is the out growth of a long cherished feeling of the citizens of La Salle County, often publicly expressed, that the memories of the pioneer settlers should be pre served. That the circumstances which surrounded those who reclaimed the wildness of uncultivated nature, who converted an unproductive waste into fruitful fields, and the rude theatre of savage life to the fit abode of Christian civilization, and the seat of thousands of happy homes, should be truthfully portrayed and handed down for the contemplation of posterity.