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- Title
Illinois at the High Tide: The Era of the Civil War, 1848-1870.
- Authors
Karamanski, Theodore J.
- Abstract
This essay presents a historiographic assessment of Illinois in the Civil War era. Topics covered include the impacts of post-1960s social, gender and cultural history on the region both before and after the war, the rise of Illinois from frontier fringe status to one of the most populous states and an economic powerhouse, during the period, and the waterways or the maritime history of Illinois as well as the key role that maritime transport played in the state's development.
- Subjects
ILLINOIS state history; AMERICAN Civil War, 1861-1865; NINETEENTH century; SOCIAL history; CULTURAL history; 19TH century maritime history
- Publication
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, 2018, Vol 111, Issue 1/2, p55
- ISSN
1522-1067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5406/jillistathistsoc.111.1-2.0055