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Partners the deft writing of Gary Marx with vivid photography by Daniel Overturf to illuminate ever evolving patterns of travel and settlement. Taking the reader on a journey down early buffalo traces and Native American trails, this book shows how these paths evolved into wagon roads and paved highways.

Table of Contents
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Road In
  • 2. Trails Through the Wilderness
  • 3. Twin Canoes
  • 4. Paths of War
  • 5. Up from the Ohio
  • 6. The Lincoln Way
  • 7. Stagecoach to Canal Boat
  • 8. The Railroad Era
  • 9. Out of the Mud
  • 10. Waves of Humanity
  • Afterword
  • Maps
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Illinois Trails Traces

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    A Paperback by Gary Marx, Daniel Overturf, Dick Durbin

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      Publisher: MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni
      Publication Date: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780809338481, 978-0809338481
      ISBN10: 0809338483
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Partners the deft writing of Gary Marx with vivid photography by Daniel Overturf to illuminate ever evolving patterns of travel and settlement. Taking the reader on a journey down early buffalo traces and Native American trails, this book shows how these paths evolved into wagon roads and paved highways.

      Table of Contents
      • CONTENTS
      • Foreword
      • Introduction
      • 1. The Road In
      • 2. Trails Through the Wilderness
      • 3. Twin Canoes
      • 4. Paths of War
      • 5. Up from the Ohio
      • 6. The Lincoln Way
      • 7. Stagecoach to Canal Boat
      • 8. The Railroad Era
      • 9. Out of the Mud
      • 10. Waves of Humanity
      • Afterword
      • Maps
      • Acknowledgments
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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