Southern Illinois University Press imprint: 153 books
Southern Illinois University at 150 Years
Growth, Accomplishments, and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019
Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major...
The Wreck of the "America" in Southern Illinois
A Flatboat on the Ohio River
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Winner, Illinois State Historical Society Superior Achievement, 2016
Flatboats were the most prolific type of vessel on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers during the early 1800s. Thousands of these boats descended the two rivers each year, carrying not only valuable cargo to New Orleans but also...
The Dealmakers of Downstate Illinois
Paul Powell, Clyde L. Choate, John H. Stelle
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Winner, ISHS Annual Award for a Scholarly Publication, 2017
Many people are unaware that from 1945 to 1975, downstate lawmakers dominated the Illinois political arena. In The Dealmakers of Downstate Illinois, Robert E. Hartley details the lives and contributions of three influential southern...
The Natural Heritage of Illinois
Essays on Its Lands, Waters, Flora, and Fauna
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
*The Natural Heritage of *Illinois is an engaging collection of ninety-three essays on the lands, waters, plants, and animals found in Illinois. Written in lively, accessible prose, the book discusses how wind, water, glaciers, earthquakes, fire, and people have shaped Illinois’ landforms, natural...
Black Jack
John A. Logan and Southern Illinois in the Civil War Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
John A. Logan, called "Black Jack" by the men he led in Civil War battles from the Henry-Donelson campaign to Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and on to Atlanta, was one of the Union Army’s most colorful generals.
James Pickett Jones places Logan in his southern Illinois surroundings as...
America's Deadliest Twister
The Tri-State Tornado of 1925
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014
Winner, ISHS Certificate of Excellence, 2015
Disaster relief as we know it did not exist when the deadliest tornado in U.S. history gouged a path from southeast Missouri through southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana. The tri-state tornado of 1925 hugged the ground for 219 miles, generated...
Illinois Wines and Wineries
The Essential Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
For more than a century, Illinois has been home to a blossoming wine culture, yet winemaking in the state has not received the attention it deserves. Now, Clara Orban has created the ultimate companion to Illinois wines and wineries. This illustrated volume is a comprehensive yet user-friendly guide...
The Gentleman from Illinois
Stories from Forty Years of Elective Public Service
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
In 1993, Alan J. Dixon’s political career came to an end with a defeat—the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois State Senate, worked as state treasurer...
Lives of Fort de Chartres
Commandants, Soldiers, and Civilians in French Illinois, 1720–1770
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2016
Winner, ISHS Annual Award for a Scholarly Publication, 2017
Fort de Chartres, built in 1719-1720 in the heart of what would become the American Midwest, embodied French colonial power for half a century. Lives of Fort de Chartres, by David MacDonald, details the French colonial experience in...
by Larry P. Mahan, Donna J. Mahan
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
One of the unique and most scenic treasures in the Midwest, the Shawnee National Forest spans more than 279,000 acres deep in southern Illinois. The natural beauty, stunning vistas, and diverse flora and fauna of this picturesque region invite exploration by all who love nature. This easy-to-use guidebook...
by George W. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
In When Lincoln Came to Egypt, George W. Smith provides a detailed record of Abraham Lincoln’s travel in the southernmost region of Illinois, commonly referred to as Egypt. These visits began in 1830, before Lincoln had held public office, and continued through 1858, when he debated Stephen A. Douglas...
Death Underground
The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2006
* Death Underground:* The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters examines two of the most devastating coal mine disasters in United States history since 1928. In two southern Illinois towns only forty miles apart, explosions killed 111 men at the Centralia No. 5 mine in 1947 and 119...
A Knight of Another Sort
Prohibition Days and Charlie Birger, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 1998
In 1913 Charlie Birger began his career as a bootlegger, supplying southern Illinois with whiskey and beer. He was charismatic, with an easygoing manner and a cavalier generosity that made him popular. The stuff of legend, he was part monster, part Robin Hood. In the early days, he would emerge from...
Corn Kings and One-Horse Thieves
A Plain-Spoken History of Mid-Illinois
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Winner, ISHS Annual Award for a Scholarly Publication, 2018
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...