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Here Stands The Law
This is the history of the events and murder that led up to the formation of a mob, the lynching and riot, the courageous conduct of Sheriff Hardy Whitlock, and the aftermath. The eyes of the nation were on Danville, Illinois in July and August of 1903. While troops occupied the city, the drama played out.   
Cost: $18.22 tax included:  $5.00 postage
and handling. 
                                                                      

Lincoln: Twenty Years on the
Eastern Prairie

This is the history of Lincoln and the people of the Eastern Prairie who lived in extraordinary times in our nation's history. They were Lincoln's friends, clients, and political supporters. Some of them knew him from the time of the Black Hawk War in 1812, until his death in 1865. Many of those he knew preceded him as causalities in the Great Rebellion.     
Cost: $34.40 tax included:  $5.00 postage and handling

Greetings from Danville
A History in Postcards
One hundred different Danville scenes are presented in this book from old postcards.  Each photograph is identified with its name and location, as well as historical information about the site.  
Cost: $32.17 tax included:  $5.00 postage and handling

Danville:  A Pictorial History
Reprinted in 2005 by the Museum Society and the First National Bank of Danville/Westville, the third printing of Bob Wright's book offers one of the most complete pictorial histories of Danville, with hundreds of rare photos and illustrations from the early days of Danville through the 1980s.  Errata sheets containing updated information on the sites is included with each book.
Cost $43.10 tax included: $5.00 postage and handling 

History and Romance of
 Danville Junction

First published in 1942 as a limited edition, very few copies are available today.  This 145 page book is a hardback with dust jacket.  Additional photographs have been added to the original
format of the book.
Books are available in the Museum's gift shop or can be purchased through the mail by sending a check for
Cost $29.95 tax included:  $3.95 shipping and handling 

Checks for all books can be sent to the
 Vermilion County Museum
116 N. Gilbert Street, Danville, IL 61832
For additional information:  217-442-2922 or susricht@aol.com
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