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03219aam a2200397 i 4500 001 8B3F8A0C774811E7923FA1BEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170802010138 008 170317t20172017iluab b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2016046480 020 $a 0809336022 020 $a 9780809336029 035 $a (OCoLC)956626021 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d SPI $d IUK $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-il 050 00 $a F541 $b .K76 2017 082 00 $a 977.3 $2 23 084 $a HIS036090 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Krohe, James, $e author. 245 10 $a Corn kings & one-horse thieves : $b a plain-spoken history of mid-Illinois / $c James Krohe Jr. 246 3 $a Corn kings and one-horse thieves 264 1 $a Carbondale : $b Southern Illinois University Press, $c [2017] 300 $a x, 346 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "In Corn Kings and One-Horse Thieves, James Krohe Jr. presents an engaging history of an often overlooked region, filled with fascinating stories and surprising facts about Illinois's midsection. Krohe describes in lively prose the history of mid-Illinois from the Woodland period of prehistory up until roughly 1960, covering the settlement of the region by peoples of disparate races and religions; the exploitation by Euro-Americans of forest, fish, and waterfowl; the transformation of farming into a high-tech industry; and the founding and deaths of towns. The economic, cultural, and racial factors that led to antagonism and accommodation between various people of different backgrounds are explored, as are the roles of education and religion in this part of the state. The book examines remarkable Utopian experiments, social and moral reform movements, and innovations in transportation and food processing. It also offers fresh accounts of labor union warfare and social violence directed against Native Americans, immigrants, and African Americans and profiles three generations of political and government leaders, sometimes extraordinary and sometimes corrupt (the "one-horse thieves" of the title). A concluding chapter examines history's roles as product, recreation, and civic bond in today's mid-Illinois. A general history of mid-Illinois for the curious nonacademic reader, Corn Kings and One-Horse Thieves draws on a wide range of sources to explore a surprisingly diverse region whose history is America in microcosm"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "This popular general history of the middle third of Illinois is organized thematically and covers the Woodland period of prehistory until roughly 1960"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 651 0 $a Illinois $x History. 650 7 $a HISTORY $z United States $x Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) $x Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) $2 bisacsh 651 7 $a Illinois. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205143 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 2 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20171122010109.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170802031543.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8B3F8A0C774811E7923FA1BEDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search