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From the beginnings of colonial settlement in Illinois Country, the region was characterized by self-determination and collaboration that did not always align with imperial plans. The French in Quebec established a somewhat reluctant alliance with the Illinois Indians while Jesuits and fur traders p... Read More about Empire by Collaboration: Indians, Colonists, and Governments in Colonial Illinois Country (Early American Studies)

A gateway to the West and an outpost for eastern capital and culture, St. Louis straddled not only geographical and political divides but also cultural, racial, and sectional ones. At the same time, it connected a vast region as a gathering place of peoples, cultures, and goods. The essays in this c... Read More about French St. Louis: Landscape, Contexts, and Legacy (France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization)

A gateway to the West and an outpost for eastern capital and culture, St. Louis straddled not only geographical and political divides but also cultural, racial, and sectional ones. At the same time, it connected a vast region as a gathering place of peoples, cultures, and goods. The essays in this c... Read More about French St. Louis: Landscape, Contexts, and Legacy (France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization)

Winner of the 2023 Hal K. Rothman Book Prize for best book in western environmental history from the Western History AssociationIndigenous power in a significant cultural and ecological borderlandIn People of the Ecotone, Robert Morrissey weaves together a history of Native peoples with a history of... Read More about People of the Ecotone: Environment and Indigenous Power at the Center of Early America (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

Winner of the 2023 Hal K. Rothman Book Prize for best book in western environmental history from the Western History AssociationIndigenous power in a significant cultural and ecological borderlandIn People of the Ecotone, Robert Morrissey weaves together a history of Native peoples with a history of... Read More about People of the Ecotone: Environment and Indigenous Power at the Center of Early America (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

The founding of the university in 1867 created a unique community in what had been a prairie. Within a few years, this creative mix of teachers and scholars produced innovations in agriculture, engineering and the arts that challenged old ideas and stimulated dynamic new industries. Projects ranging... Read More about The University of Illinois: Engine of Innovation