Lanterna Rally

Author: Alan J. Osborn

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-04-29

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780365887843

Excerpt from Archeological Overview and Assessment of Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Sangamon County, Springfield, Illinois Consequently, timber for houses, barns, fences, and fuel was scarce. For example, in 1819 Ferdinand Ernst (1903: 161 - 162) observed: For whoever owns the woodlands of the Elkhart controls at the same time the greater part of the large and rich prairie surrounding it, where, on account of the scarcity of wood, it would be difficult to establish a farm. One of the greatest obstacles that may retard the rapid population of this district is the scarcity of wood; yet, there is sufficient timber for a moderate population. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.