Bishop Hill
Showcase of Swedish History
**EXTREMELY RARE & OOP**
by George Swank
Illustrated w/PHOTOS & ILLUSTRATIONS
c1965, 1978 edition, 61 pages. EXCELLENT Condition Illustrated Over-sized Softcover. This book has only the slightest wear. Pages & Binding are NICE & TIGHT!
History of Bishop Hill Colony with its large population of Swedes (Swedish People). Swedish American Communal Colony that at one time printed its own money. There is also a state & national historical site here! Ephemera.
This book includes information about some Swedish Royalty coming, the move to Illinois, Methodism vs Jansonism, the first land purchased by the Bishop Hill Colony (Land of the Red Oak~Olson's Field), A colonial log cabin, the colony Church, colonial architecture, food rationing, colony schools, clothing, industry, their hospital, the 1849 cholera epidemic, their trustees, some births & weddings, Civil War volunteers & MORE!
A MUST for anyone interested in Bishop Hill History, Swedish History, Communal Colonies or History in general!!
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