Tales Of An Old "Border Town" And Along The Kankakee. A Collection Of Historical Facts And Intimate Personal Sketches Of The Days Of The Pioneers In Momence, Illinois, And The Hunting Grounds Of The Kankakee Marsh And "Bogus Island."

BURT E. BURROUGHS

Publication: The Benton Review Shop, 1925, Fowler, Indiana

First edition. 8vo, Original maroon cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine, x, 314 pp., preface, appreciations, introduction, frontispiece, illustrated from photographs, map. History of the northeastern section of Illinois near the Indiana state line. Much on prominent citizens and founders, events, etc. of the area. Six Guns 399 says "Scarce." "Contains a chapter on old Shafer, an outlaw of the early west." Spine a bit dull and a small spot to top edge of rear cover, else a near fine, internally clean, tight copy.

Inventory Number: 51452