Portrayed as heroes in dime novels, the outlaw Maxwell brothers rivaled the James brothers in national notoriety. In 1881, after killing two lawmen that were pursuing them, public outrage led to the
McDonough County Historic Sites depicts a remarkable agricultural region steeped in 19th-century tradition and community spirit. Originally set aside by Congress for veterans of the War of 1812 as par
This remarkable pictorial history tells the story of an engineering marvel: the first dam built across theMississippi River (from 1910-1913), and the historicMidwestern community that fostered the wor
Tells the story of Kelly Wagle, a small-time bootlegger whose still-unsolved murder early in the twentieth century revealed the secret undercurrents of small-town life in a struggling American mining
HENRY got me with child, Knowing that I could not bring forth life Without losing my own. In my youth therefore I entered the portals of dust. Traveler, it is believed in the village where I lived Tha
The most extensive and thorough account yet of the struggle between Mormons and non-Mormons in frontier Illinois, Cultures in Conflict presents a wide selection of historical documents - a number of w
"A significant collection . . . that provides a depth and breadth of understanding reflective of the latest and best in Mormon history." -- Paul M. Edwards, author of Our Legacy o
