A history of the county of Du Page, Illinois; containing an account of its early settlement and present advantages, a separate history of the several towns, including notices of religious organizations, education, agriculture and maufactures, with the names and some account of the first settlers in each township, and much valuable statistical information

Chicago: Scripps, Bross & Spears, 1857. FIRST EDITION. With a full-page woodcut plate of the Naperville Academy. Original publisher’s blind-stamped cloth, title in gilt on spine, minor staining to front cover and spine; very light foxing, overall an excellent copy. First edition of this history of Du Page county. Of particular interest are the author’s stories of the “strained” relationships that followed an influx of immigrants after the Black Hawk War. Specific towns are mentioned as well as the people who were influential in their organization. A fascinating look at the history and development of the land west of Chicago.