Two years' residence in the settlement on the English Prairie, in the Illinois country, United States
with an account of its animal and vegetable productions, agriculture, &c. &c., a description of the principal towns, villages, &c. &c., with the habits and customs of the back-woodsmen
by John Woods
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April 13, 2014 | History
The title of this book is a little misleading. There was great interest in England around 1820 in the English Prairie settlement of George Flowers and Morris Birkbeck, so the emphasis on the settlement may have been the publisher’s way of marketing the book. (See Birkbeck’s Letters from Illinois and William Faux’s Memorable Days in America on this web page for more on the English Prairie.) About half this book by Woods is a description of the trip from England to southern Illinois, and the second half is about the English Prairie as well as descriptions of other towns in the area and of many aspects of the region.
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