Passage to Chicago
| Author | : Tom Willcockson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2016-10-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 069278862X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780692788622 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (622 Downloads) |
Download or read book Passage to Chicago written by Tom Willcockson and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passage to Chicago: A journey on the Illinois & Michigan Canal in the Year 1860 takes the reader on a special kind of journey: an in-depth, illustrated look at life on a fictional canal boat, the Prairie Star, as it travels to Chicago just before the Civil War. You will experience the daily lives of those who lived and worked on the canal boats, as well as in the towns they traveled through. Hop on board with the canalers, mule boys, lock tenders and their families, miners, quarrymen, shopkeepers, and others, to witness their world of more than 150 years ago.