Land Between the Rivers

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" ' Magnificent' is the only way to describe this handsome, 200 page pictorial essay of Southern Illinois. This large pictorial book, with over 300 photos, takes you on an arm-chair visit to many of the scenic and historic sites, as well as small town life, in the south-ern one-fourth of the state known as South-ern Illinois." - Illinois Baptist

" Lying in an area bordered by the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers, the Southern Illinois country is rich in history, folklore, scenery and natural resources. It is the small-est and most sparsely populated part of Illinois, a region of small towns and inde-pendent people, typical of the vast mid-American region of which it is a part- the heartland of the U.S.A.- but with unique qualities, features, and attitudes which the authors movingly describe in pictures and words.
" Included is a survey of the region' s topo-graphic and other features- an area of ten thousand square miles; a description of the Indian past, dating back some ten thousand years and more; the region' s main economic activities- farming, lumbering, mining, manufacturing and recreation. An uncom-mon and beautiful portrayal of American life in a distinctive region, the book thus pro-vides a memorable journey both in time and place." - Newsletter to Libraries
" Land Between the Rivers ... will surely become a treasured volume in the library of many a southern Illinoisan, and even more a prized and sentimental posses-sion of many an expatriate." - James W. Neilson, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society " This book is so superbly done it be-longs on the book shelves of all those who have an interest in Illinois." - Illinois Wildlife