An edition of Selling location
(2010)
Selling location
Illinois town advertisements, 1835-1837
by William D. Walters
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"Deals with published advertisements used to sell lots in newly founded Illinois towns during the single largest town founding boom in the history of the state. Topics include arguments about location used to sell new towns, the process of town founding, town site promotion, and the advertising new towns. The monograph summarizes advertisements for over one hundred new towns. It also includes a list of town founders for twenty-nine counties and a complete list of all towns platted during this period."--Order form.
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New towns, City promotion, Real property, Cities and towns in advertising, Local History, HistoryPlaces
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1778-1865, 19th century| Edition | Availability |
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Selling location: Illinois town advertisements, 1835-1837
2010, Dept. of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161) and index.
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| October 17, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| July 29, 2011 | Created by LC Bot | import new book |