Legends and tales of homeland on the Kankakee

Description:

The author was a native of Kankakee County; his parents being among the earliest pioneers. However, the author points out that this is not a conventional local history, but rather a collection of legends and tales in the Valley of the Kankakee, “touching upon many things curious, unusual and out of the ordinary”. It is also a literate and valuable account of ‘daily life’ in rural Illinois in the early 19th century.

subjects: Frontier and pioneer life,  Roads,  Potawatomi Indians,  Authors,  Legends

Places: Illinois,  Kankakee River (Ind. and Ill.)

Times: Early 19th century