The Historical Illinois Book Collection is a collection of 41 volumes relating to the history of Illinois and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures. All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

A student's history of Illinois (1920) - Smith, George Washington - 276 pages
Chapters from Illinois history; (1901) - Mason, Edward G. (Edward Gay) - 322 pages
Centennial history of Illinois Volume 1 - The Illinois country, 1673-1818(1922) - Alvord, Clarence Walworth Editor- 524 pages
Centennial history of Illinois Volume 2 - The frontier state, 1818-1848(1922) - Alvord, Clarence Walworth Editor - 475 pages
Centennial history of Illinois Volume 3 - The era of the civil war, 1848-1870 (1922) - Alvord, Clarence Walworth Editor - 499 pages
Centennial history of Illinois Volume 4 - The industrial state, 1870-1893 (1922) - Alvord, Clarence Walworth Editor - 553 pages
Centennial history of Illinois Volume 5 - The modern commonwealth, 1893-1918 (1922) - Alvord, Clarence Walworth Editor - 544 pages
Centennial history of Illinois Volume 6 - Introductory Volume - Illinois in 1818 (1922) - Alvord, Clarence Walworth Editor - 362 pages
History of McDonough county, Illinois (1878) - Clarke, S. J. - 692 pages
Educational history of Illinois; growth and progress in educational affairs of the state from the earliest day to the present, with portraits and biographies (1912) - Cook, John W. (John Williston) - 744 pages
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois Volume 1 (1901) - Bateman, Newton; Selby, Paul; McCulloch, David; McCulloch, David - 616 pages
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois Volume 2 (1901) - Bateman, Newton; Selby, Paul; McCulloch, David; McCulloch, David - 843 pages
The History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois (1879) - Miller, Robert Don Leavey; Ruggles, James M; Fulk, Marie Rabbitt - 871 pages
Early Chicago and Illinois (1890) - Mason, Edward G. (Edward Gay) - 521 pages
Illinois Baptists : a history (1930) - Brand, Edward P. - 185 pages
History of Bardolph, Illinois (1911) - Epworth League - 136 pages
History of Bartonville, Illinois - Bartonville Bicentennial Commission. Heritage Committee - 90 pages
History of Chatsworth, Illinois - Haberkorn, L. J - 41 pages
History of Chicago, Illinois Volume 1 (1895) - Moses, John; Kirkland, Joseph - 785 pages
History of Chicago, Illinois Volume 2 (1895) - Moses, John; Kirkland, Joseph - 777 pages
History of Du Page County, Illinois (1882) - Blanchard, Rufus - 247 pages
Illinois constitutions (1919) - Verlie, Emil Joseph - 231 pages
Paris, Illinois (1904) - 72 pages
A woman's story of pioneer Illinois (1919) - Tillson, Christiana Holmes; Quaife, Milo Milton - 169 pages
The constitutional history of Illinois (1891) - Anthony, Elliott - 205 pages
History of Knox county, Illinois (1878) - 718 pages
History of Effingham county, Illinois (1883) - Perrin, William Henry - 612 pages
History of Cass County, Illinois (1882) - Perrin, William Henry - 357 pages
History of Fulton county, Illinois; (1879) - Chas. C. Chapman & Co - 1090 pages
History of Hardin County, Illinois (1939) - Hardin County (Ill.). Historical Committee for the Centennial - 76 pages
History of Jefferson County, Illinois (1883) - Perrin, William Henry - 556 pages
History of McHenry County, Illinois Volume 1 (1922) - 457 pages
History of McHenry County, Illinois Volume 2 (1922) - to page 959
History of New Haven, Illinois (1943) - Chastain, Jimmie - 65 pages
The history of Peoria, Illinois (1870) - Ballance, Charles - 271 pages
The history of Minier, Illinois (1967) - Graber, E. J; Minier, Ill. Centennial Committee - 87 paegs
History of DeKalb County, Illinois (1868) - Boies, Henry L. (Henry Lamson) - 530 pages
History of Knox County, Illinois (1878) - Chas. C. Chapman & Co - 718 pages
History of Douglas county, Illinois (1876) - Niles, Henry Clay - 79 pages
History of Cook County, Illinois : being a general survey of Cook County history, including a condensed history of Chicago and special account of districts outside the city limits : from the earliest settlement to the present time Volume 1 (1909) - Goodspeed, Weston Arthur; Healy, Daniel David - 850 pages
History of Cook County, Illinois : being a general survey of Cook County history, including a condensed history of Chicago and special account of districts outside the city limits : from the earliest settlement to the present time Volume 2 (1909) - Goodspeed, Weston Arthur; Healy, Daniel David - 812 pages

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