They broke the prairie; by Earnest Elmo Calkins - 1937

New York: Scribners, 1937. Reprint. 2nd printing Hardcover. 451 pages., 1937. Being the account of the settlement of the Upper Mississippi Valley by religious and educational pioneers, told in terms of one city, Galesburg, and of one college, Knox. Second printing (B) Good/No Jacket. Front hinge cracked, but holding. O/w tight. Spine faded. Gilt titles.. Good.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1939. Hardcover. Edition not stated, Retired public school copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for school stamp on the FFFP and half title page. Book Condition: Good-: drinking glass moisture circles on front board; strike bumps to board fore edges; dust soiling to textblock top. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Interior pages are clean; internal hinges are sound and not cracked or broken. 451 pp 8vo. First published in 1937 in honor of the Galesburg and Knox College (IL) Centenary, the book contains a wealth of lively details and amusing anecdotes. The author traces the progress of the community and the college through the arrival of the railroad, slave running, abolitionist confrontations, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the Civil War, and the postwar era. A clean presentable copy.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Paperback. VERY GOOD. 451 clean, unmarked, tight pages; lightly penciled price and initials on upper half title page; front and back hinges are clear-taped and there is tape along the spine front and back; cover has shelf and corner wear, creases, and an abrasion on back

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover.

Galesburg: Knox College Presss, 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second printing. Boards, clean unmarked text, near fine copy, no dust jacket.

New York: Charles Scribners Sons. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1937. Second Edition. Hardcover.

University of Illinois Press, 1989-10-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/GVG. [xi] 452 pp. Purple cloth, spine title gilt. Being some account of the settlement of the Upper Mississippi Valley by religious and educational pioneers, told in terms of one city, Galesburg, and of one college, Knox. with index, bibliography. VG/GVG

Charles Scribner's Sons. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (US history, illinois, IL) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Univ of Illinois Pr, 1989. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 480 pages. 7.75x5.50x1.00 inches.