LAND OF LINCOLN, THY WONDROUS-CX [Hardcover]

Mark Q. Rhoads (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2005

This is a colorful history of the people involved for more than a century in the doings of the Illinois State Society in Washington, D.C., as well as a narrative history of politics in Illinois and America since the Society's founding in 1854.Known as Illinois'"103rd county," the Society -- Washington's oldest -- has served as a home away from home for Illinoisans of both political parties, and the nonpolitical, living and working there. The Society's many social and charitable activities have helped diminish the partisanship often prevalent in a political capital.For political history buffs, the narrative also details the major events in Springfield and Chicago -- from Lincoln and Douglas in the 1850s to Douglas, Dirksen and Daley during recent decades -- all within the context of America's national history.Heavily illustrated, with a thousand-name index, readers will also find included biographies of famous Illinoisans in the arts, science, literature, business and sports.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Mark Rhoads is a long-time resident Washington, DC and active there as a publicist and lobbyist. Prior to moving to Washington he served in the Illinois State Senate. He is former president of the Illinois State Society -- known in Washington as Illinois' "103rd county, a home away from home for Illinoisans living and working in D.C. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Jameson Books Inc. (November 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915463512
• ISBN-13: 978-0915463510