Search Results: Local History from Conover Books

Mount Morris, Illinois : Kable Brothers Company , 1947. Minor edge and corner wear, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly scuffed and scratched, some light outer page edge soil, overall a very crisp and clean copy of this rare and out-of-print title! 488 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs! Blue cloth with gilt lettering and design to the front cover and spine (lettering is faded on the spine). Two copys of page 10, one is loose containing a photograph and biography of another soldier. Each page contains a picture and a biography of each man who served in World War II and was also employed by Kable Brothers Company. "Since Mount Morris was settled in 1837, our country has engaged in five wars: the Mexican War, 1845; the Civil War, 1861; the Spanish-American War, 1898; World War I, 1914; and World War II, 1941. Mount Morris did her full part in achieving victory in these conflicts. This book has been published primarily as a… Read More