Chicago's Highways - Old and New
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The author was a historian of the American Midwest, and served as Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Chapter headings include:
-The Vincennes Trace
-The road to Ottawa and the Southwest.
-The thoroughfares to the lead mines.
-The Green Bay Road.
-The plank road era.
-The commerce of the prairies.
-Stage coaches and travel.
-Taverns and tavern life.
-Dangers of the highway.
-A bridal tour in pioneer Illinois.
-Appendix: Guide to the chief points of historical interest within a day’s journey of Chicago.
Chapter headings include:
-The Vincennes Trace
-The road to Ottawa and the Southwest.
-The thoroughfares to the lead mines.
-The Green Bay Road.
-The plank road era.
-The commerce of the prairies.
-Stage coaches and travel.
-Taverns and tavern life.
-Dangers of the highway.
-A bridal tour in pioneer Illinois.
-Appendix: Guide to the chief points of historical interest within a day’s journey of Chicago.
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