The Early National Period:
Coming of Age - 1833-1861

• Introduction
• Illinois and Michigan Canal, a Northeastern Illinois Landmark - 1836
  (The Illinois and Michigan Canal Home Page)
• Charles Dickens - "American Notes for General Circulation" - 1842
  (Google Books - Digitized from New York Public Library)
• Covered Bridge, Chester, Illinois, ca. 1850
  (Photograph by Dr. Jean Kadel - Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy)
• Writings and Speeches of Joseph Smith
  (Davidic Chiasmus and Parallelisms - Geocities)
• The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
  (Nation Park Service - US Department of the Interior)
• Abraham Lincoln Speeches and Writings
  (Abraham Lincoln Online)
• Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
  (Humanities Text Initiative at University of Michigan)