Discovering Illinois through twenty of the state's most important places

​A one-of-a-kind travel guide, Exploring the Land of Lincoln invites road-trippers and history buffs to explore the Prairie State's most extraordinary historic sites. Charles Titus blends storytelling with in-depth research to highlight twenty must-see destinations selected for human drama, historical and cultural relevance, and their far-reaching impact on the state and nation. Maps, illustrations, and mileage tables encourage readers to create personal journeys of exploration to, and beyond, places like Cahokia, the Lincoln sites, Nauvoo, and Chicago's South Side Community Art Center.

Detailed and user-friendly, Exploring the Land of Lincoln is the only handbook you need for the sights and stories behind the names on the map of Illinois.

| Cover Title Copyright Contents Introduction How to Use This Book Geographical Table of Contents Mileage Tables by Geographic Region Part 1. Early Illinois Prologue Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Starved Rock State Park Fort de Chartres State Historic Site Fort Massac State Park Part 2. Frontier Times Prologue Old Shawneetown Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site Apple River Fort State Historic Site Vandalia State House State Historic Site Part 3. The Prairie State Grows Prologue Nauvoo Old State Capitol State Historic Site Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic site Bishop Hill Reuben Moore Home and the Thomas Lincoln (Shiloh) Cemetery Part 4. At the Turn of the Century Prologue Old Chicago Water Tower Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site Haymarket Martyrs' Monument Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Part 5. Only Yesterday Prologue The Eternal Indian (or Black Hawk) Statue Vachel Lindsay Home South Side Community Art Center Acknowledgments Appendix Notes Bibliography Index Back cover | Superior Achievement Award 2022 — Superior Achievement Award
|Charles Titus is an emeritus member of the history department at Eastern Illinois University. He is a coeditor of When the Nation Called a Third Time: Army Officer Candidate School at Fort Knox, Kentucky: The Vietnam Era.