"This book tells the history of Kaskaskia, Illinois, from its founding to its time as the territorial capital and then the first state capital, through its disasters--earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and epidemics--and finally to its disappearance when the Mississippi River washe…
by MacDonald, David, Waters, Raine
fromShawnee books
This first comprehensive account of the Illinois village of Kaskaskia covers more than two hundred years in the vast and compelling history of the state. David MacDonald and Raine Waters explore Illinois's first capital in great detail, from its foundation in 1703 to its destruc…
by MacDonald, David, Waters, Raine
fromShawnee books
"This book tells the history of Kaskaskia, Illinois, from its founding to its time as the territorial capital and then the first state capital, through its disasters--earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and epidemics--and finally to its disappearance when the Mississippi River washe…
by MacDonald, David, Waters, Raine
fromShawnee books
"This book tells the history of Kaskaskia, Illinois, from its founding to its time as the territorial capital and then the first state capital, through its disasters--earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and epidemics--and finally to its disappearance when the Mississippi River washe…