Herrin: The Brief History of an Infamous American City

by John Griswold

Book Overview

Herrin, Illinois, has seen many dramatic events unfold in the nearly two hundred years since it was a bell-shaped prairie on the frontier. Now, Herrin native John Griswold, a writer and teacher at the University of Illinois, provides the first comprehensive history of this most American city, a place that in its time became not just a melting pot, but a cauldron. Discover why the coal was so good in the "Quality Circle" and what happened to the boom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596297972
• ISBN13: 9781596297975
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"